The Math of Match’s Millions

What the dating site actually means when it says 25,000 people join every day.

Agora’s ‘Coronavirus Vaccine Survival Guide’

Guide has some surprising health advice based on its anti-Big Pharma marketing.

eCig Brand Starter Kit

Would you like to be charged $144.94 for a “free trial”? Well then, according to a TINA.org reader, eCig Brand may be the e-cigarette free trial for you. Bob K.…

SocialSecurity211.com

Motley Fool – fool.com

Here is an online ad we saw that looked suspicious: Clicking on the ad takes you to The Motley Fool, a financial advice website. But before you can watch the…

Baseball everywhere, unless you live in Iowa

Sometimes you just can’t watch the Mets in Roswell, New Mexico.

Smarten up about Cell Phone Fraud

There are now over 6 billion cell phones in use around the world.  Just like everyone else, the con artists and fraudsters are also leveraging the rise of cell phone…

Before You Take that Call Beware of Telemarketing Scams

Although legitimate companies may use the telephone to advertise their products or services, consumers should be wary of some who call trying to obtain your financial or personal information for…

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021

Here’s what we accomplished in 2021 with your help.

TINA.org Reports Meal Kit Giant HelloFresh to FTC

MADISON, CONN. June 22, 2022 While millions of Americans struggle with rising food prices and empty store shelves, meal kit retailer HelloFresh advertises “delicious meals delivered to your door,” enticing consumers…

FormSwift

‘Free’ is rarely free.

Regulators Act on TINA.org’s Complaint Against Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty

MADISON, CONN. December 1, 2022 – Acting on a complaint filed by ad watchdog, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), California regulators have reached a settlement with lingerie company Savage X Fenty, originally a joint venture between…

Customer disdain for this ‘innovative and disruptive’ business model is only growing

Mallory Schlossberg, Business Insider

Is Adore Me being transparent enough on price?

Teresa Novellino, The Business Journal

A hot lingerie startup is drawing more fire for shady billing practices

Mallory Schlossberg, Business Insider

CCW Safe Comment on TINA.org

Advertisements are everywhere — sometimes they even appear in our own website’s comment section. On our original ad alert for CCW Safe — a self-defense, legal defense subscription service — a CCW…

Victoria’s Secret is ignoring a massive shift in the lingerie industry — and it could be costing them tons of money

Mallory Schlossberg, Business Insider

This lingerie company is using one of Victoria’s Secret’s own models to compete with the brand

Mallory Schlossberg, Business Insider

Rihanna’s lingerie company accused of deceptive advertising

Megan Cerullo, CBS News

Rihanna hopes fashion show brings ‘a little bit of happiness’ during pandemic

Zoe Christian Jones, CBS News