How Green is that Fuel-Efficient Car?

It’s all in the math and how you define some terms.

Discount Club to Provide Refunds in Misleading Marketing Case

Consumer complain Affinion deceptively charged them for services.

Consumers Urge Regulators to Stop Pyramid Scheme

More than 5,000 consumers ask government to halt Resorts360’s illegal pyramid scheme.

FTC Says Telemarketing Firm at it Again

Agency seeks contempt order for repeat offender.

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…

Medela Breast Milk Storage Bottles

Baseball everywhere, unless you live in Iowa

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

Doctor-Industry Financial Connections Revealed

It’s D-Day for the Sunshine Act. Find out who has been wining and dining your doctor.

Were Gauguin’s Paintings Part of a Deceptive Marketing Ploy?

By the time Paul Gauguin left his wife and five kids to pursue a painting career in Tahiti, Polynesian women were not wandering around the island half naked.  In fact,…

Vacation Time: Great Deal or Ticket to a Time-Share Pitch?

The travel website My Holiday Break advertises a variety of vacations packages at incredible prices. How does this service get away with offering such low prices?  According to the front…

U.S. Department of Transportation

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), which began operation in 1967, deals with, you guessed it, transportation.As part of that mission, the ACPD is responsible for, among other things, ensuring…

New York Jets and New York Giants

Allegations: Falsely advertising the New York Jets and the New York Giants

Ratings for Priceline’s Secret Hotel Express Deals

Dueling and potentially confusing hotel ratings muddy deals.

United Airlines’ ‘Offset Your Flight’ Booking Option

United customers encouraged to “offset” their flight as airline CEO blasts such carbon offset projects.

Most Deceptive Ads of 2022

Some of the worst ads TINA.org covered this year.

Southwest Airlines’ Wanna Get Away Fares

Depending on the airport, advertised fares may be out of reach.

Hopper’s Price Freeze Feature

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the Price Freeze feature protects consumers from price increases without adequately disclosing that the protection is limited to a pre-determined amount

Tori Belle Cosmetics

Beauty MLM’s outsized earnings claims face increasing scrutiny.

2023 CalerieHealth Income Claims Database

Cariuma

Sneaker company modifies sponsored social media post following TINA.org inquiry.