Toying with Gender Marketing

Not all girls like to play with dolls. What’s a race car girl to do when her favorite toys are marketed towards boys?

Wellness Support Network

Wellness Support Network sells dietary supplements, including a supplement for diabetes, on its website realfoodnutrients.com. Among other claims, Wellness Support Network says that the benefits of its diabetes supplement “Glucose…

Drug Pitched to Trump for Covid-19 Comes From a Deadly Plant

Heather Murphy, New York Times

Married but Lonely

We got this email advertisement offering us the chance to “Sleep with Married Women,” and “meet a cheating wife.” An ad is an ad, and we’re not here to judge…

i-Cool for Menopause

Fitbit Force

Six Vintage Eco-Clueless Ads

In honor of Earth Day, check out these vintage commercials to see how advertising has gone from blissful ignorance to calculated The practice of making something sound better for the…

AT&T’s $160 for 10 GB Plan

https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/TV-Commercial-AT_T-Family-Sharing-Plans-Sleeping-Baby-Rethink-Possible.mp4 This ad could make it seem, to a reasonable consumer, that your family of four will pay only $160 a month for a phone plan that includes 10 GB…

Who’s Loyal to Whom?

Stay alert when it comes to loyalty programs.

It’s Not Simple To Jump to Another MLM

Vemma leader’s defection to another MLM may not be the end of the story.

NutriMost

The pitch — lose 40 pounds in 40 days — is biblical but God knows how effective this weight-loss system is.

Prevagen Studies

Beautyrest

This mattress pad is not as star spangled as its packaging lets on.

What Happens When Human Marketers Are Replaced, But Human Viewers Are Not

And why the problem is even worse when those human viewers are kids.

Michael Lindell, MyPillow Inventor: 5 Fast Facts

Daniel S. Levine, Heavy

Mito Red Light

Company removes FDA logo in response to TINA.org inquiry.

‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ and the World of Wellness Influencers

Cautionary stories like Belle Gibson’s are not unique.

Dose for Your Liver

This company’s juice may not be worth the squeeze.

Siena Mattresses on Amazon

TINA.org takes a closer look at the fine print behind a 180-night trial.

Cow Colostrum Supplements

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