Deceptive Marketing 101: Recyclable Claims

How products marketed as “recyclable” end up in landfills.

J.G. Wentworth

If you have a structured settlement but you need ‘cash now,’ you may want to call someone else.

CeraVe

Do dermatologists really recommend CeraVe more than any other skincare brand?

LuLaRoe to Pay $4.75 Million to Settle Pyramid Allegations

Settlement avoids a trial that had been scheduled to begin on Feb 16.

Walmart Still Deceptively Marketing Made in USA, TINA.org Reports Company to FTC (Again)

MADISON, CONN. January 20, 2021 – With two years to go on a 10-year commitment to purchase $250 billion in products supporting American jobs, a new investigation by truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org)…

Chobani Less Sugar Greek Yogurt

What Chobani means when it says its yogurt has 45 percent less sugar than “other yogurts.”

Marketers that Get Coal in Their 2020 Holiday Stocking

Find out which companies (and people) are on TINA.org’s 2020 naughty list for deceptive marketing.

Regulatory Inquiries Put Essential Oils MLM doTerra on the Defensive

MLM’s health claims fail to stand up to an increased level of scrutiny amid a worldwide pandemic.

Blueland

Cleaning products company claimed every piece of packaging was “100% recyclable” when some materials were only compostable.

What You Should Know about Market America

MLM takes down hundreds of deceptive income claims following TINA.org investigation.

Benefiber

If you see a supplement marketed as “clinically proven,” pump your brakes.

TINA.org Fact-Checks Joe Rogan’s Ads

Podcasting king has made some questionable product pitches in recent months.

FTC Actions against Payment Processors

A review of lawsuits the FTC has filed against companies and individuals that process credit and debit card transactions.

2020 Market America Income Claims

Bounty

An argument for embedded advertising disclosures in sponsored social media posts.

Tide Purclean

Laundry detergent’s “plant-based” claims come under scrutiny.

Turning on the FTC’s Made in USA Penalty Switch

TINA.org supports new rule that will beef up enforcement of #MadeinUSA.

Vitamin Bounty

Immunity-boosting claims related to the coronavirus continue to come under fire.

The Monthly Cost of DirecTV Services

The Ugly Truth about Beautycounter

There’s no concealing this makeup MLM’s inappropriate income claims.