Oz Watch: TV Host Pulls Curtain on Phony Endorsements Consumer News Oz Watch: TV Host Pulls Curtain on Phony Endorsements Talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz asks viewers for help.
Masking Ads as News Consumer News Masking Ads as News The FTC has shut down multiple fake news sites.
Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Consumer News Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Over 200 million people in the U.S. are now Internet users. Many of our daily activities – reading the news, watching movies, paying bills, buying products, and even catching up…
Newsflash: News Sites Endorsing Diet Products May be Fake Consumer News Newsflash: News Sites Endorsing Diet Products May be Fake Move over before-and-after shots. Advertisers are now creating what appear to be legitimate news sites to shill bogus diet products. Claiming that weight loss supplements (A magical fruit that is…
Companies Getting Coal in 2021 Consumer News Companies Getting Coal in 2021 Find out why New Balance, TikTok, Poland Spring and others make the 2021 naughty list.
Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022 Consumer News Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022 The metaverse is here.
FTC: Memory Pill Marketers ‘Couldn’t Back Up Claims’ Consumer News FTC: Memory Pill Marketers ‘Couldn’t Back Up Claims’ For that reason, the marketers behind the brain supplement Procera AVH will pay $1.4 million.
Weeding Out Juice Plus’ Illegal Health Claims Consumer News Weeding Out Juice Plus’ Illegal Health Claims Fruit and vegetable supplement MLM continues to violate the law.
Who’s Who and Who’s Sued: Celebrities Fight Back against Fake Endorsements Consumer News Who’s Who and Who’s Sued: Celebrities Fight Back against Fake Endorsements Sometimes, even celebrities are surprised by what they’re selling.
Consumer Alert: Hair Growth Products Consumer News Consumer Alert: Hair Growth Products Supplement and serum companies are targeting consumers experiencing hair loss.
Hair-Raising Claims by Unilever’s Nutrafol Reported to Regulators Consumer News Hair-Raising Claims by Unilever’s Nutrafol Reported to Regulators TINA.org files complaint with the FDA and FTC over company’s hair growth claims.
Jury Hands Down Verdict in Prevagen Deceptive Marketing Case Consumer News Jury Hands Down Verdict in Prevagen Deceptive Marketing Case Verdict comes nine years after TINA.org alerted regulator to supplement’s unsubstantiated health claims.
VEMMA Distributors: FOCUS on Facts, Not Hype Consumer News VEMMA Distributors: FOCUS on Facts, Not Hype Tallying up the real figures behind Vemma’s business opportunity.
Kyani, Head Scientist Double Down on Inappropriate Health Claims Consumer News Kyani, Head Scientist Double Down on Inappropriate Health Claims Multi-level marketing company fails to censure head of scientific board.
Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking Consumer News Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking Deceptive advertising allegations spell naughty list for these companies.
FTC Comes Down on Drink, Supplement That Targeted Cancer Patients Consumer News FTC Comes Down on Drink, Supplement That Targeted Cancer Patients Agency settles with supplement maker over “false or unsupported claims.”
TINA’s Take: Will Pinterest Enforce Its Ban on ALL Weight-Loss Ads? Consumer News TINA’s Take: Will Pinterest Enforce Its Ban on ALL Weight-Loss Ads? Despite the splashy announcement, weight-loss ads persist on social media platform.
What You Should Know about Market America Consumer News What You Should Know about Market America MLM takes down hundreds of deceptive income claims following TINA.org investigation.
19 Things Le-Vel and Its Distributors Deceptively Represent Are Attainable with MLM Consumer News 19 Things Le-Vel and Its Distributors Deceptively Represent Are Attainable with MLM Exaggerated earnings claims are not hard to find.
Five Reasons the BBB Shouldn’t Be Your Only Stop Consumer News Five Reasons the BBB Shouldn’t Be Your Only Stop Researching a company shouldn’t be one-stop shopping.