How TINA.org Readers Helped Us Hold Deceptive Marketers Accountable in 2023

Consumer tips worth remembering.

Skull Shaver’s Early Bird Sale

Trying to take advantage of this sale may not be as smooth as advertised.

Keurig K-Cups Marketing

What You Should Know about New U Life

MLM company New U Life is no fountain of youth.

How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements

The largest retailer in the world isn’t just turning a blind eye to the deceptive marketing of these products.

What You Should Know about Telehealth Companies Selling Compounded Drugs

Ads don’t always give the full picture.

Companies Accused of Greenwashing

When companies green it, they better mean it.

‘Almay Simply American’ Simply Not True

TINA.org investigation finds that a vast majority of the company’s cosmetics do not fit the legal standard for Made in USA.

Walmart Website Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims

TINA.org investigation finds more than 100 USA labeling errors.

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…

Williams-Sonoma

TINA.org found Williams-Sonoma marketing products as made in the USA when they were either imported or made with imported materials.

By the Numbers: Made in the USA Class-Action Lawsuits

A closer look at the who, what, when, where and why.

TINA.org Brings Walmart’s Deceptive Made in USA Claims to the FTC, Again

Walmart attempts to redefine what it legally means to be “made” in the USA.

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs

Consumers complain to feds that various e-cig companies are fleecing them into repeated credit card charges for vapor products.

Seresto Flea and Tick Collars

False advertising class-action lawsuits filed regarding the marketing of Seresto flea and tick collars

What You Should Know about Jeunesse Global

TINA.org investigation delves into claims by Florida-based anti-aging MLM.

Federal Laws Governing Ads

There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.

Monetizing Minors: Piper Rockelle

A calorie-counting app is just one of the adult products promoted on this minor’s social media channels.

Despite Boston-Made Claims, Many Gillette Products Wicked Imported

TINA.org files FTC complaint over Gillette’s false and deceptive Made in the USA claims.

Kyani, Head Scientist Double Down on Inappropriate Health Claims

Multi-level marketing company fails to censure head of scientific board.