How Car Dealerships Get You to Come on Down Ad Alert How Car Dealerships Get You to Come on Down Car dealerships are in the business of selling cars, not giving out freebies.
FDA Puts the Squeeze on Olive Juice Supplement Ad Alert FDA Puts the Squeeze on Olive Juice Supplement Letter warns CreAgri CEO to drop the unapproved drug claims or else face potential regulatory action.
This Airline’s Free Checked Bag Offer Carries a Price Ad Alert This Airline’s Free Checked Bag Offer Carries a Price Reader says she was misled into believing her first bag would ride for free. Now she wants a refund.
Whose Choice Is it at Choice Hotels? Ad Alert Whose Choice Is it at Choice Hotels? Consumer says he was misled with hotel chain’s summer promotion for a $50 gift card.
FDA Stings Zarbee’s Naturals for Treatment Claims Ad Alert FDA Stings Zarbee’s Naturals for Treatment Claims Agency warns about “likes” on its own Facebook page.
Winning this $1000 Gift Card will Cost You Time, Money Ad Alert Winning this $1000 Gift Card will Cost You Time, Money This Walmart gift card offer has serious strings attached. Before you “claim now” know what it will take to actually get it.
Hire Resolve Job Recruiters: This Site May Be Outdated Ad Alert Hire Resolve Job Recruiters: This Site May Be Outdated Recruiting agency says in its terms of use that it’s not responsible for an outdated website. But should it be?
What’s Wrong with Right Size Smoothies? Ad Alert What’s Wrong with Right Size Smoothies? A company that sells weight-loss smoothie mixes seems to be hiding the real truth in the fine print.
Pure Green Coffee Ad Alert Pure Green Coffee UPDATE 11/15/16: A U.S. district court judge has ordered that Pure Green Coffee pitchman Nicholas Congleton pay $30 million after the FTC alleged that Congleton deceived consumers using false weight-loss claims.…
Phytoceramides Skin Therapy Ad Alert Phytoceramides Skin Therapy What do Ellen DeGeneres, Cindy Crawford, and Jennifer Aniston have in common? Well, according to a spam email we received that links to a website, which looks a lot like…
You Won’t Believe Her Transformation – Dermal Meds Ad Alert You Won’t Believe Her Transformation – Dermal Meds We don’t believe it either. We saw this ad online advertising Dermal Meds, a line of anti-aging beauty products. But we also saw a number of problems with its marketing.…
Swoggi – How People Are Paying Next to Nothing for New iPads Ad Alert Swoggi – How People Are Paying Next to Nothing for New iPads We saw this web “ad” amid links to third-party articles across the web — “news from across the web.” That is, we saw it in a place you wouldn’t expect…
AT&T’s $160 for 10 GB Plan Ad Alert AT&T’s $160 for 10 GB Plan https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/TV-Commercial-AT_T-Family-Sharing-Plans-Sleeping-Baby-Rethink-Possible.mp4 This ad could make it seem, to a reasonable consumer, that your family of four will pay only $160 a month for a phone plan that includes 10 GB…
Where Bankers Hide Money.com Ad Alert Where Bankers Hide Money.com We heard this radio ad for “WhereBankersHideMoney.com” and it set off the good ol’ suspicious-o-meter at TINA headquarters. In the ad, Farmer Henry says he’s got a bone to…
L’Oréal Youth Code Texture Perfector Pore Vanisher Ad Alert L’Oréal Youth Code Texture Perfector Pore Vanisher A reader alerted us to an ad for L’Oréal’s Youth Code Texture Perfection Pore Vanisher. According to the commercial, the cream: instantly minimizes the look of pores and in four…
Thumbtack Ad Alert Thumbtack Thumbtack is a website that claims it’s “a new way to hire local services.” The site serves as an online cork board, where consumers can post help-wanted ads for caterers,…
LifeCell: All-in-one Anti-Wrinkle Cream Ad Alert LifeCell: All-in-one Anti-Wrinkle Cream Oh my. Where to start with this one. A reader alerted us to LifeCell’s “trial” offer for its wrinkle cream. LifeCell promises that its product works in “just 17 seconds”…