Herbalife

New Class-Action Alleges Vemma’s Clinical Studies ‘Worthless’

Lawsuit filed in federal court alleges company is in violation of a previous FTC order.

Vemma Involved in Silencing One of Its Harshest Critics

YPR Pariah, a former Vemma affiliate turned anti-Vemma blogger, who wrote under the pseudonym The Revanchist, had a clear message to share on his popular blog site – he didn’t…

Say What?

The best (as in, most absurd or fascinating) ad quotes of 2013.

TINA.org’s Year In Review 2013

What we did this year on TINA.org.

The Trump era will be a boon for multilevel marketing companies

Michelle Celarier, Slate

What You Should Know about Homes CNL/Smart CNL

This crypto scam has cost hundreds of people thousands of dollars.

Bitconnect’s Marketing Representations

These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings

Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.

Monster Energy Car Wraps

Fake check scam targets TINA.org reader. She’s not the only one.

Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web

Over 200 million people in the U.S. are now Internet users.  Many of our daily activities – reading the news, watching movies, paying bills, buying products, and even catching up…

IYOVIA/IM Mastery Academy/iMarketsLive

TINA.org investigated International Markets Live, Inc., otherwise known as iMarketsLive, IML, IM Mastery Academy, IMMA, or IYOVIA, a multilevel marketing company that sells, among other things, financial educational products, and…

MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims

TINA.org investigation finds 98% of MLMs using misleading income claims.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2020

Looking back at 2020.

Herbalife’s Endgame

Michelle Celarier, Slate

Verve energy drink turning college students into sales force

Michelle Celarier, New York Post

Do MLMs Protect Their Online Sellers From Fraud?

Stephie Grob Plante, Racked

Bitconnect

BitConnect Multidistrict Litigation

7 Marketers, Influencers that Get Coal in their 2017 Holiday Stockings

Find out which companies and people wound up on TINA.org’s naughty list for 2017.