How Many Doctors Are There in this House?

Doctors, nurses at odds over who can be called Dr.

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.

Deceptive Cancer Care Marketing By the Numbers

Cow Colostrum Supplements

What you need to know about what some are calling “liquid gold.”

Companies Accused of Greenwashing

When companies green it, they better mean it.

MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning

Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.

What You Should Know about Nerium

Find out where the company is crossing the line when it comes to marketing claims.

What You Should Know about Super Patch

TINA.org takes a closer look at this MLM offering “braille for your brain.”

Corinthian Students Urge Officials to Cancel Student Loan Debt

Federal and state lawsuits allege that Corinthian Colleges lured students into debt with false advertising.

In Your Face

Check out claims, outcomes of stem cell facelifts before undergoing costly procedure.

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: “Hypoallergenic” Products

Does the term really have meaning?

Great Britain Slims Diet Claims

Here’s the skinny on what diet ads can no longer say in the UK.

Lipozene Fat Burning Claims Violate FTC Order

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

It’s Not Just a Phone, It’s a Medical Device

Close to 15,000 people were duped into buying phone apps that were touted as curing acne.  Using deceptive advertising, the marketers of two different apps were able to convince acne…

FTC Actions against Payment Processors

A review of lawsuits the FTC has filed against companies and individuals that process credit and debit card transactions.

UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims

Civil penalties follow a 2022 TINA.org investigation and complaint to the FTC.

Funny Bunny: What’s Angora Wool, Anyway?

Here comes Peter Cottontail again, to review all the types of rabbit hair you might see advertised.

DoTerra Distributors’ Drug Claims Violate the Law

TINA.org inquiry into essential oils MLM digs up more than 140 examples of unsubstantiated health claims.

Top Five Worst Settlements of 2014

Consumers left out in cold in these settlements.

FTC Pyramid Cases Post-Amway

See the FTC’s track record when it comes to pyramid cases.