Roadstarr Motorsports

TINA.org investigated Roadstarr Motorsports as part of its larger investigation into deceptive social media influencer marketing. To learn more, click here.

FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995

Since 1995, the FTC has brought nearly 70 actions over deceptive brain claims.

BPI Sports

MLM News Alert

TINA.org’s curated list of MLM info and news of note.

Balance of Nature

TINA.org investigated Balance of Nature, Inc., a Utah-based dietary supplement company founded by Dr. Douglas Howard, and found that the company and its founder deceptively claimed that taking Balance of…

FloSports, FloWrestling

Streaming service advertises a monthly rate for a wrestling package that has no monthly plan.

beIN SPORTS CONNECT

Streaming sports on this app may require you to move around a bit, undercutting claims that you can watch “wherever you are.”

How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements

The largest retailer in the world isn’t just turning a blind eye to the deceptive marketing of these products.

Study Calls on FDA to Act on Stimulant Found in Weight-Loss Products

Amphetamine-like ingredient found in Acacia rigidula dietary supplements could trigger harmful reactions.

BPI Sports

BPI Sports, a supplement company, discontinued some of its advertising claims after the claims were challenged by the Council for Responsible Nutrition. The National Advertising Division (NAD) is the advertising…

Health Experts Call for More Vigorous Dietary Supplement Oversight

Tainted products pose serious health risks.

Are Drugs Masquerading in Your Supplements?

New report finds that recalled supplements containing hidden drugs are still available for purchase online.

Wall of Shame

What do Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian and Dr. Oz all have in common?

FDA & Dietary Supplements: By the Numbers

Is the FDA doing enough to monitor the supplement industry?

PlaySugarHouse Sportsbook

Click here to read the full terms of this “$250 match bonus.” Then here. Then here.

FloSports Subscriptions

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions

BioSteel Blue Raspberry Sports Drink

Allegations: Falsely marketing the sports drink as clean, eco-friendly, and good for consumers and the environment when it contains per- and polyfluoralkyl substances, which are synthetic chemicals that are harmful…

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.

Google Takes Down Amazon’s ‘Shop FDA Approved Supplements’ Ad Following TINA.org Inquiry

Search engine also removes slider of ‘sponsored’ products in response to TINA.org inquiry.

Herbalife

TINA.org investigated Herbalife, a California-based multilevel marketing company that sells nutritional supplements, and found that the company has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to market its products, as well as atypical…