Telecom Disconnect

Find out which telecom companies are under scrutiny for misleading ads.

Ad or Not? USA Today ‘Special Supplement’

This may not be such an impartial review.

Neora/Nerium Income Claims

Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking

Deceptive advertising allegations spell naughty list for these companies.

GraphicStock

Take stock of this free trial’s terms before you hand over credit card information.

The Direct Selling Association on Pyramid Schemes: Truth and Truthiness

Guest blog by Peter Vander Nat and William Keep.

The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

POST HIGHLIGHTS • Meaning of Amway rules (1979), especially the “70% rule” and subsequent deterioration • Koscot (1975), Omnitrition (1996), and BurnLounge (2014) provide seminal rulings on the determination of…

Tinder

These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings

Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.

Google to Refund Millions to Parents

Internet giant to refund parents for charges their children ran up playing mobile apps.

Amazon’s House on Fire

FTC sues Internet giant over in-app charges racked up by kids.

AT&T’s $160 for 10 GB Plan

https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/TV-Commercial-AT_T-Family-Sharing-Plans-Sleeping-Baby-Rethink-Possible.mp4 This ad could make it seem, to a reasonable consumer, that your family of four will pay only $160 a month for a phone plan that includes 10 GB…

Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Video Games

Blazing Saddles San Francisco Bike Share

Blazing Saddles, a San Franciso bike-rental company, has a Google Ad running for “San Francisco Bike Share” searches: The advertisement links to a page comparing Blazing Saddles’ rates to Bay…

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…

Forever Living’s Neverending Deceptive Income Claims

The MLM has been making deceptive earnings claims for the past decade.

FormSwift

‘Free’ is rarely free.

MoviePass: ‘Get a Month Free’

The movie ticket subscription service is back. Unfortunately, so too are the deceptive ads.

MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims

TINA.org investigation finds 98% of MLMs using misleading income claims.

Taking the Shine Off Homeaglow’s ‘$19 Cleaning Service’

The bottom line? Prepare to pay more.