Fliff

Allegations: Promoting an illegal sports betting app

Polymarket

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the platform as a legal prediction market when it is actually an unlicensed and illegal sports betting platform

Wagering App Notification Petition

TINA.org joined a coalition petitioning the FTC to regulate wagering apps’ use of push notification marketing.

Sports Research’s Premium MCT Oil and Turmeric Curcumin C3 Complex

Allegations: Falsely advertising the benefits of taking MCT Oil and Turmeric Curcumin supplements

EA Sports Games

Allegations: Failing to disclose that games use artificial intelligence to induce players to purchase additional loot boxes

Sportsmix and Other Pet Foods from Midwestern Pet Foods

Allegations: Falsely marketing pet foods as suitable for and providing nutrition to animals when they contain dangerous amounts of the toxin aflatoxin

Electronic Arts Sports Video Games

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose important information about the Ultimate Team Packs in games

Jelly Belly Sports Beans

Garmin’s Forerunner 610 Sports Watch

Gatorade Challenges BodyArmor’s ‘Superiority’ Claims

Issue heads to the FTC following a complaint from competing sports drink Gatorade.

MOTOACTV GPS Sports Watch

Revolution Football Helmet

Prime Hydration Grape Sports Drink

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as healthy when they contain harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Thrillzz Sweepstakes Sportsbook

Allegations: Falsely marketing itself as a legal form of gambling in California when it is not

Thermos Stainless King and Sportsman Food and Beverage Containers

Allegations: Marketing products as durable, reliable, and suitable for storing hot or perishable contents without adequately warning consumers that the stopper can forcefully eject when opening due to a defect…

Does Gatorade ‘Hydrate Better than Water’?

Lawsuits take aim at sports drinks’ superior hydration claim.

FanDuel March Madness Promotion

Digging into the terms of this “$150 instant bonus” offer.

Most Deceptive Ads of 2022

Some of the worst ads TINA.org covered this year.

BodyArmor SuperDrink

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing drinks as healthy and providing superior hydration

Riddell Revolution Football Helmets