Michael Kors to Change Alleged Deceptive Outlet Store Pricing Tags

Company will bag MSRP tag that lawsuit alleged was deceiving consumers.

Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

Multi-level marketing (Multilevel Marketing – a way of distributing products or services in which the distributors earn income from their own retail sales and from retail sales made by their…

Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

What’s the difference?

DealDash

TINA.org investigated DealDash, one of the world’s largest penny auction websites, and determined that the company operated a form of illegal gambling and used deceptive marketing tactics to lure consumers to…

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…

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…

Vapex

TINA.org investigated Vapex, a Utah-based company that sold e-cigarettes, and found that it falsely claimed consumers could receive a “Free Trial’’ offer, used fake testimonials, falsely claimed it won a…

Strawberry Pop-Tarts

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the filling as strawberry when it contains significant amounts of other fruits in addition to strawberries

How Causewashing Deceives Consumers

For decades, brands have been supporting causes — or rather pretending to support causes — to boost sales.

Timeshares at Westgate Resorts

Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the only fruit ingredient is strawberries

Tax Services from Wall & Associates

Allegations: Falsely advertising tax relief services

The Ugly Truth about Beautycounter

There’s no concealing this makeup MLM’s inappropriate income claims.

Jim Bakker’s Coronavirus ‘Solution’

There’s a reason why certain things aren’t being said about the coronavirus.

FTC Sues Neora (formerly Nerium) Alleging It Was a Pyramid from the Start

FTC complaint also features deceptive health and income claims.

Juul

FDA zeros in on e-cigarette company’s marketing of flavors and their appeal to youth in an effort to curb underage use.

What You Should Know about HempWorx

Pot MLM blows smoke when it comes to health and income claims and the purported legality of its CBD oil.

Crocs

Coupon for 20 percent off is far from a shoo-in.

The Math Behind Stella Artois’ Partnership with Water.org

Why we’re hesitant to raise a glass to this corporate-charity partnership.

Multilevel Marketing: The Day Job that Doesn’t Pay

More than 97 percent of DSA member companies use or have used misleading income claims.