Ad or Not? Pokémon Go

The in-store presence of Pokémon prompts TINA.org inquiry about possible marketing agreements.

Instant Pot DUO Electric Pressure Cookers

Allegations: Advertising that pressure cookers have safety features that prevent them from being opened while in use when the lids can actually be removed from units with heat, steam, and…

7 Marketers, Influencers that Get Coal in their 2017 Holiday Stockings

Find out which companies and people wound up on TINA.org’s naughty list for 2017.

100% Grated Parmesan Cheese Claims

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing parmesan cheese products as “100%” grated parmesan cheese

Roundup Garden Weeds Weed and Grass Killer Products

Up & Up Hand Sanitizers

Various Store-Brand Aloe Vera Gels

Several store-brand aloe vera gels lack the acclaimed soothing ingredient.

Not Your Grandma’s Tupperware: MLMs vs Pyramid Schemes

More needs to be done to shut down pyramid schemes.

Matter Plates, Bowls, and Bags

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as compostable when they’re not

CATrends: Marketing Claims for Products Containing PFAS

Class-action lawsuits target human and environmentally-friendly claims.

Good & Gather Pasta Sauces

Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain no artificial preservatives

Internet Domain Name Services aka Domain Registry

Reported fake invoice scheme targets TINA.org.

ACN Inc.

TINA.org investigated ACN as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click here. To…

AdvoCare

TINA.org investigated AdvoCare as part of its larger investigations into unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims and atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims…

Aerus

TINA.org investigated Aerus as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click here. To…

Ambit Energy

TINA.org investigated Ambit Energy as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click here.…

Amway

TINA.org investigated Amway as part of its larger investigations into unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims and atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims…

Cancer Treatment Centers of America

TINA.org investigated Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), a for-profit cancer center that consistently spent more on marketing each year than any other U.S. cancer center, and found that it promoted…

Carico International

TINA.org investigated Carico International as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click here.…

Cutco/Vector

TINA.org investigated Vector Marketing and its Cutco brand as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income…