Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking

Deceptive advertising allegations spell naughty list for these companies.

Investigation by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reveals What You Should Know About Jeunesse

MADISON, Conn., Oct. 20, 2015 — Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has filed a deceptive advertising complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Florida Attorney General against Jeunesse Global, LLC, a multi-level marketing…

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.

These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings

Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.

Bitconnect’s Marketing Representations

MyPillow

TINA.org investigated My Pillow, a Minnesota company that has sold millions of foam-filled bed pillows across the country, and found that the company was making deceptive and unsubstantiated disease-treatment 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…

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

What You Should Know about Nélo Life

What we learned upon taking a closer look at this new MLM.

Do MLMs Protect Their Online Sellers From Fraud?

Stephie Grob Plante, Racked

Coronavirus Spawns Class-Action Lawsuits as Consumers Seek Refunds

The pandemic has also triggered lawsuits over privacy issues with some video conferencing apps, and more.

Bitconnect

BitConnect Multidistrict Litigation