Lose 11 LBS Fast! Ad Alert Lose 11 LBS Fast! We’ve seen this ad across the web, and it set off our suspic-o-meters: Clicking on the ad takes you to a website that poses as a health news site, but…
VitaMist Spray Vitamins Ad Alert VitaMist Spray Vitamins Vitamins you can spray into your mouth instead of swallowing? What could possibly be fishy about that? Lots, apparently. The FDA sent a warning letter in December to Mayor Laboratories,…
Anti-Wrinkle Creams: Ellen the Expert? Ad Alert Anti-Wrinkle Creams: Ellen the Expert? Skin care companies Lavish Skin Care and DermaBright featured on fake celebrity sites.
Medicaid Insurance Site Holds No Benefit for Consumers Ad Alert Medicaid Insurance Site Holds No Benefit for Consumers Website claims to provide Medicaid assistance but your personal information is at risk.
Processing Nutri Ninja’s Hidden Shipping Charge Ad Alert Processing Nutri Ninja’s Hidden Shipping Charge Infomercials fail to adequately disclose shipping charge tied to “free” processor promotion.
Check Gallery Ad Alert Check Gallery A TINA.org reader recently submitted this tip about Check Gallery, a website that sells customized bank checks. She received an e-mail advertising a two-for-one deal on personal checks, which seemed…
Cognizine Ad Alert Cognizine Cognizine, a supplement sold by Legacy Labs, claims in a long video presentation that it can help you Eliminate Senior Moments Feel Focused, calm and clear, every day, all day…
CarTagz.com – CA Registration Renewal Ad Alert CarTagz.com – CA Registration Renewal Trying to renew your car registration in California? A TINA.org reader wants to make sure you don’t get fooled by this Google ad: While trying to renew her registration, our…
Chobani Yogurt Ad Alert Chobani Yogurt Chobani Yogurt has come under scrutiny from an activist group over its use of GMOs. Green America is criticizing the yogurt manufacturer for using dairy from GMO-fed cows while using…
Equinox Anti-Wrinkle Products Ad Alert Equinox Anti-Wrinkle Products We recently received a tip from a reader about Equinox Anti-Wrinkle products, which are currently being advertised around the web. Equinox sells moisturizers that are supposed to dramatically improve the…
eHarmony vs. Match.com Ad Alert eHarmony vs. Match.com Dating website eHarmony claims in its television and web ads that it makes more marriages than anyone else.
The Leather Jacket that Isn’t Ad Alert The Leather Jacket that Isn’t When shopping this holiday season for that Top Gun fan on your list, consider this story before you buy.
Empower Network Ad Alert Empower Network Empower Network says it is a “blogging platform, an intensive training, a secret blueprint on how to earn fifteen grand per month” (Stop right there, this vague description of what…
‘Breaking Medicare’ with a Back Brace? Ad Alert ‘Breaking Medicare’ with a Back Brace? Reader alerts others to companies that potentially “break” Medicare by overcharging for medical products.
Lumosity Ad Alert Lumosity Lumosity will pay $2 million back to customers to settle federal charges it deceived consumers with unfounded claims that its brain games could help improve mental performance.
Bieber’s SpendSmart May Not Be Smart Deal Ad Alert Bieber’s SpendSmart May Not Be Smart Deal Would Justin Bieber’s folks want him to BillMyParents for this newly endorsed prepaid debit card?
eMug by eWater.com Ad Alert eMug by eWater.com Sometimes only one or two claims about a product seem suspicious. And then sometimes every single claim seems suspicious. The claims eWater.com makes about its eMug — only $84.50! —…