Belaire Brands Belaire TINA.org investigated the social media accounts of record producer DJ Khaled and found that he was deceptively marketing various alcohol brands — including Sovereign Brands’ Belaire sparkling wines — to…
Bumbu Brands Bumbu TINA.org investigated the social media accounts of record producer DJ Khaled and found that he was deceptively marketing various alcohol brands — including Sovereign Brands’ Bumbu rum — to his…
D’Usse Brands D’Usse TINA.org investigated the social media accounts of record producer DJ Khaled and found that he was deceptively marketing various alcohol brands — including Bacardi’s D’Usse cognac — to his more…
Diageo Brands Diageo Diageo’s Cîroc vodka was the subject of two TINA.org investigations. The first was an investigation into record producer DJ Khaled’s improperly disclosed promotions of several alcohol brands, including Cîroc, to…
Tapestry Brands Tapestry TINA.org conducted two investigations that pertain to Tapestry brands. One of these investigations looked into price advertising tactics used by outlet stores in Connecticut, including at a Coach Outlet store.…
DealDash Brands 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…
Kardashians Brands Kardashians TINA.org investigation revealed Kardashian sisters promoting various companies without clearly and conspicuously disclosing their material connections to those companies as required by law.
Mercedes-Benz Brands Mercedes-Benz TINA.org investigated the marketing for the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, which revealed that Mercedes-Benz USA was running a deceptive national marketing campaign that made the unqualified claim that its 2019…
Step2 Brands Step2 TINA.org investigated children’s toy company Step2 and determined that it was deceptively marketing its product line using the unqualified “Made in the USA” claim despite the fact that 90% of…