TINA.org is helping the FTC crack down on Kardashian-esque influencers

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TINA.org is helping the FTC crack down on Kardashian-esque influencers

Ellen Vessels, The American Genius

Time to better regulate cosmetics claims and ads in the U.S. says TINA.org

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Time to better regulate cosmetics claims and ads in the U.S. says TINA.org

Andrew McDougall, Cosmetics Design

TINA Fires First Salvo at Virtual Influencers

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TINA Fires First Salvo at Virtual Influencers

Linda A. Goldstein & Amy Ralph Mudge, Lexology

Illegal Pyramid Scheme Exposed by truthinadvertising.org

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Illegal Pyramid Scheme Exposed by truthinadvertising.org

Work from home, get rich, and vacation in luxurious resorts. That’s the promise offered by Washington-based Resorts360 Vacation Club. All you need to do is buy an expensive membership and…

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigarettes

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Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigarettes

Impact on Health Not the Only Issue in Unregulated Industry MADISON, Conn., July 22, 2014 — Consumers curious about trying e-cigarettes are being swindled in droves by unscrupulous companies advertising…

Walmart.com Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims

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Walmart.com Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims

Ad Watchdog’s Investigation Prompts Change MADISON, CONN. June 29, 2015 — Walmart is going all out for American manufacturing, pledging to buy billions of dollars in American products. But an…

DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

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DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

Groups Challenge Deceptive Influencer Marketing of Alcohol MADISON, CONN. April 9, 2018 – Hip-hop producer and “King of Snapchat” DJ Khaled has scaled back his rampant promotion of alcohol on…

MyPillow Deceptively Marketed According to Ad Watchdog

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MyPillow Deceptively Marketed According to Ad Watchdog

Company CEO Pledges to Make Corrections MADISON, CONN., February 23, 2016 – An investigation conducted by consumer advocacy organization, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), has revealed that Minnesota-based MyPillow Inc. has been using…

Walmart Made in USA Misrepresentations Not Wiped Clean As Promised

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Walmart Made in USA Misrepresentations Not Wiped Clean As Promised

Ad Watchdog’s Review Finds Persistent Issues MADISON, Conn., Oct. 26, 2015  — To help close an inquiry into false and deceptive Made in the USA claims on its website, Walmart assured…

Ad Watchdog Issues Warning about E-Cigarette Marketing

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Ad Watchdog Issues Warning about E-Cigarette Marketing

Review Finds Widespread Problems MADISON, CONN. September 2, 2015 — Consumers eager to try out e-cigarettes need to be wary of the flood of questionable ad claims on the Internet…

Vemma Declared Pyramid Scheme by Italy’s Competition and Markets Authority

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Vemma Declared Pyramid Scheme by Italy’s Competition and Markets Authority

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Says Vemma’s U.S. Reforms Fall Short MADISON, Conn., April 24, 2014 — An analysis by advertising watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has determined that Vemma Nutrition Company’s new compensation plan is…

Ghost Energy Drinks Deceptively Marketed to Kids

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Ghost Energy Drinks Deceptively Marketed to Kids

MADISON, CONN. December 12, 2022 – A new investigation by ad watchdog TINA.org and the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health has found that “lifestyle sports nutrition brand” Ghost…

Bob’s Discount Furniture Deceptively Markets Interest-Free Financing

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Bob’s Discount Furniture Deceptively Markets Interest-Free Financing

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Calls on State Officials to Take Action MADISON, CONN., December 2, 2014 — Consumers are being set up to fail with Bob’s Discount Furniture’s interest-free financing offers,…

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Pays $145K Over ‘Unscientific’ Claims About Vaginal Jade Eggs

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Pays $145K Over ‘Unscientific’ Claims About Vaginal Jade Eggs

Rahul Kalvapalle, Global News

Vitaminwater Settlement Scorecard: Consumers $0, Class-Action Lawyers $1.2 Million

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Vitaminwater Settlement Scorecard: Consumers $0, Class-Action Lawyers $1.2 Million

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Rallying Consumers to Object MADISON, CONN., October 21, 2014 — A proposed vitaminwater class-action settlement is of little benefit to consumers who have been deceived by Coca-Cola’s…

Court Order Forces Prevagen to Scrub Memory-Improvement Claims

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Court Order Forces Prevagen to Scrub Memory-Improvement Claims

MADISON, CONN. Dec. 12, 2024— In a win for consumers, a court has ordered Quincy Bioscience to stop advertising Prevagen using memory-improvement claims. This follows a near-decade-long campaign by the…

Advertising of Supplement Targeting Seniors Questioned

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Advertising of Supplement Targeting Seniors Questioned

TINA.org Joins with AARP in Objecting to Move Free Class-Action Settlement MADISON, Conn., March 12, 2015 — More than 46 million people suffer from arthritis, many of them elderly, and…

‘Almay Simply American’ Campaign Simply Not True

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‘Almay Simply American’ Campaign Simply Not True

Ad Watchdog Files Complaint about Deceptive Made in USA Claims MADISON, CONN. May 20, 2015 – More than 95 percent of Revlon’s Almay line of cosmetics sold on its website…

Does Your State Reveal Consumer Complaints?

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Does Your State Reveal Consumer Complaints?

TINA.org Publishes Results of Nationwide Open Records Review MADISON, CONN. November 18, 2015 — Consumers rely on online reviews and ratings sites when making purchasing decisions but these tools are…

Gillette Engaged in Deceptive Made in USA Marketing

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Gillette Engaged in Deceptive Made in USA Marketing

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Files FTC Complaint MADISON, CONN. January 23, 2018 – Despite a national advertising campaign showcasing patriotic imagery, highlighting its Boston headquarters, and heavily promoting its “Made in…