TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018

It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.

What You Should Know about New U Life

MLM company New U Life is no fountain of youth.

2016-2019 Kyäni Income Claims

Celebrities Promoting NFTs

TINA.org investigated celebrities who promote non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on their social media channels and found that it is an area rife with deception.

TINA.org Joins the Fight against Value Village in Wash. Supreme Court

Will it take a village to bring the world’s largest for-profit thrift retailer to justice?

DJ Khaled

TINA.org found prolific record producer promoted alcohol brands without proper disclosures or precautions.

Gillette

A TINA.org investigation of Gillette found that the company was making the unqualified claim that its product line was made in the United States in a national marketing campaign when…

GSA Advantage

TINA.org investigated the U.S. General Services Administration’s online shopping system, GSA Advantage!®, which supplies products and services to federal agencies, the District of Columbia, state and local governments, and certain…

Mercedes-Benz

TINA.org investigated the marketing for the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, which revealed that Mercedes-Benz USA was running a deceptive national marketing campaign that made the unqualified claim that its 2019…

Neora/Nerium

TINA.org investigated Neora, formerly known as Nerium International, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company that sells a line of skin care products, as well as supplements, and found that the company…

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2020

Looking back at 2020.

Air Wick Essential Oils

What goes into these fragrances? We may never know.

Verizon: ‘You Dunk It, We Upgrade It’

Except when there’s battery damage.

Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion

Allegations: Misleadingly using the word “Nature” and images of an avocado and a green leaf to make consumers believe products are natural when they actually contain non-natural ingredients

Snack Pack Chocolate Fudge Pudding

Allegations: Falsely marketing that pudding contains “real milk” when it actually contains nonfat milk and palm oil

Chobani Less Sugar Greek Yogurts

Allegations: Deceptively marketing yogurts as containing “45% Less Sugar Than Other Yogurts” when the company excludes other similar yogurts that contain non-nutritive sweeteners from the comparison and, when these types…

Cruises for Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Program Members

GT’s Kombucha Beverages

Bay Area Houses 4 Cash

Postcard marked “property notification” leads to additional red flags.

Organic Agave Nectars from Domino, C&H, and Florida Crystals