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Beware of Credit Card Updating Services

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Beware of Credit Card Updating Services

Is your bank giving out information on changes to your credit card accounts?

Unilever Ends Mayogate by Dropping Lawsuit

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Unilever Ends Mayogate by Dropping Lawsuit

In the end, the company that makes its mayonnaise with eggs was left with the ingredient on its face.

Lipozene Fat Burning Claims Violate FTC Order

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Lipozene Fat Burning Claims Violate FTC Order

Get the skinny on TINA.org’s investigation of Lipozene.

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H&R Block

Paying half on tax preparation this year depends on what you paid for the service last year.

Ad or Not? Oscars Edition

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Ad or Not? Oscars Edition

Paid endorsement or uncompensated editorial content? These celeb social media posts are tough to tell.

The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

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The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

POST HIGHLIGHTS • Meaning of Amway rules (1979), especially the “70% rule” and subsequent deterioration • Koscot (1975), Omnitrition (1996), and BurnLounge (2014) provide seminal rulings on the determination of…

‘How We Trade Options’

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‘How We Trade Options’

This “free” book offer isn’t exactly free and one TINA.org reader said it almost cost her plenty.

Are Homeopathic Drugs Misleading Consumers?

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Are Homeopathic Drugs Misleading Consumers?

FDA revisits a decades-old policy that essentially allows homeopathic drugs to go unchecked into the marketplace.

Sunshine Week: Utah’s Small Step toward the Light

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Sunshine Week: Utah’s Small Step toward the Light

State moves closer to disclosing vital consumer complaints but there’s more work to be done.

Prevagen

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Prevagen

Brain supplement faces lawsuit over improved brain function claims.

Lawmakers Raise Questions about Deceptive Marketing in Solar Industry

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Lawmakers Raise Questions about Deceptive Marketing in Solar Industry

What are the hidden costs of solar leases?

TINA.org Files Complaint against Diageo Regarding Its Ciroc Influencers

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TINA.org Files Complaint against Diageo Regarding Its Ciroc Influencers

TINA.org finds more than 1,700 undisclosed alcohol ads published on Instagram by 50 Ciroc influencers.

Consumer Loses Confidence in VRBO’s Booking Guarantee

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Consumer Loses Confidence in VRBO’s Booking Guarantee

Home-sharing site’s “Book with Confidence Guarantee” fails consumer.

Monetizing Minors: Aneliese German (aka Lisi Shops)

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Monetizing Minors: Aneliese German (aka Lisi Shops)

What’s this kidfluencer doing promoting a “youth cream”?

Does Your State Reveal Consumer Complaints?

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Does Your State Reveal Consumer Complaints?

Why TINA.org sent open records requests to all 50 states and it’s vital for complaints to be public.

TINA.org’s 12 Days of Christmas

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TINA.org’s 12 Days of Christmas

Get into the Christmas spirit with our annual review of deceptive advertising issues put to song.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2016

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TINA.org’s Year in Review 2016

Here’s what we accomplished in 2016 with your help.

Don’t Get Tricked by these Halloween Ad Claims

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Don’t Get Tricked by these Halloween Ad Claims

Be on the lookout for everything from walking ads to disappearing candy.

The Horror of another Stephen King

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The Horror of another Stephen King

Acclaimed author accuses Amazon of deceptively marketing the books of “some other” Stephen King as his own.

Netflix Serves Up Cups of Advertising with ‘Gilmore Girls’ Campaign

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Netflix Serves Up Cups of Advertising with ‘Gilmore Girls’ Campaign

How much advertising do you take with your coffee?

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Beware of Credit Card Updating Services

Unilever Ends Mayogate by Dropping Lawsuit

Lipozene Fat Burning Claims Violate FTC Order

H&R Block

Ad or Not? Oscars Edition

The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

‘How We Trade Options’

Are Homeopathic Drugs Misleading Consumers?

Sunshine Week: Utah’s Small Step toward the Light

Prevagen

Lawmakers Raise Questions about Deceptive Marketing in Solar Industry

TINA.org Files Complaint against Diageo Regarding Its Ciroc Influencers

Consumer Loses Confidence in VRBO’s Booking Guarantee

Monetizing Minors: Aneliese German (aka Lisi Shops)

Does Your State Reveal Consumer Complaints?

TINA.org’s 12 Days of Christmas

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2016

Don’t Get Tricked by these Halloween Ad Claims

The Horror of another Stephen King

Netflix Serves Up Cups of Advertising with ‘Gilmore Girls’ Campaign