Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie Consumer Basics Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie Ads can legally lie to you as long as the lie is so obvious an exaggeration that you know not to take it seriously.
By the Numbers: Greenwashing Class-Action Lawsuits Consumer News By the Numbers: Greenwashing Class-Action Lawsuits TINA.org has tracked more than 150 lawsuits alleging greenwashing.
CATrends: Microplastics in Bottled Water Consumer News CATrends: Microplastics in Bottled Water Lawsuits allege that several brands contain microplastics despite being marketed as “natural spring water.”
Tom Brady and Other Celebrity Endorsers Face Lawsuits over FTX Ads Ad Alert Tom Brady and Other Celebrity Endorsers Face Lawsuits over FTX Ads Complaints allege violations of state securities laws.
Kettle ‘Air Fried’ Potato Chips Ad Alert Kettle ‘Air Fried’ Potato Chips Lawsuit alleges Kettle is cooking up something deceptive with its “air fried” claims.
Consumers Continue to Report DealDash for Deceptive, Predatory Practices Consumer News Consumers Continue to Report DealDash for Deceptive, Predatory Practices Problems persist seven years after TINA.org complaint against penny auction site.
The Menopause Deception Epidemic Consumer News The Menopause Deception Epidemic How the supplement industry is taking advantage of women and what TINA.org is doing to fight it.
Best Reader Tips of 2024 Consumer News Best Reader Tips of 2024 Consumer complaints worth remembering.
U-Haul Needs to Pack Up Its Deceptive ‘$19.95’ Truck Ads Consumer News U-Haul Needs to Pack Up Its Deceptive ‘$19.95’ Truck Ads TINA.org calls on regulators to stop moving company’s bait and switch.
FTC Files for Injunction as IML Shuts Down Consumer News FTC Files for Injunction as IML Shuts Down Agency worries MLM defendants are dissipating assets.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2022 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2022 Here’s what we accomplished in 2022 with your help.
FTX Class Action FTX Allegations: Failing to disclose the compensation celebrities receive in exchange for promoting FTX
TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement Consumer News TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement Truthinadvertising.org alerts federal and state regulators to deceptive marketing.
‘Deceptive marketing works’ — social media ads grab attention of regulators Media Coverage ‘Deceptive marketing works’ — social media ads grab attention of regulators Dianne Buckner, CBC News
ASA Upholds Audi Mileage Complaint Consumer News ASA Upholds Audi Mileage Complaint The ASA ruled that Volkswagen overstated mileage claims on the Audi A3 TDI.
Weekly Legal Roundup Blog Weekly Legal Roundup During the week of February 4, 2013, digestion, food, and make-up bubbled to the top of the legal I-think-you’re-lying-to-me landscape. Three new false advertising class actions were filed: Maybelline was…
Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams Consumer News Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams Under a continued crackdown on Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your…