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What I Discovered When I Looked into Sarah’s Discovery

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What I Discovered When I Looked into Sarah’s Discovery

Just because a weight-loss product or program is all over Instagram doesn’t mean it should be trusted

Bottom Line: Losing Weight Takes Work

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Bottom Line: Losing Weight Takes Work

Let’s face it. As a nation, we are getting fatter. In fact, we’re so fat that manufacturers had to widen revolving doors from 10 feet to 12 feet to accommodate…

Kevin Trudeau – one heck of a salesman or one heck of a liar?

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Kevin Trudeau – one heck of a salesman or one heck of a liar?

Self-described “consumer advocate” and “exposer of corporate and government corruption,” this convicted felon lost the latest round in his decade long battle with the FTC. On November 29, 2011, the…

What Social Media Can Teach Us about Consumer Protection

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What Social Media Can Teach Us about Consumer Protection

Arm consumers with X-ray vision to protect them from scams circulating on Facebook.

TINA.org Raises Major Red Flags with Roblox Class-Action Settlement

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TINA.org Raises Major Red Flags with Roblox Class-Action Settlement

How millions of kids will lose their rights to be properly refunded for their losses.

Health Clinic’s Baseball Ad Strikes Out with Mouse Print Disclaimer

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Health Clinic’s Baseball Ad Strikes Out with Mouse Print Disclaimer

Though it makes for a fun guessing game.

Perfect Food, Imperfect Packaging

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Perfect Food, Imperfect Packaging

Is this green super food supplement slack-filled or packed down?

The Danger of Loosely Regulated Supplements

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The Danger of Loosely Regulated Supplements

How we can protect ourselves from the $40-50 billion supplement industry amid a shrinking government?

The Direct Selling Association on Pyramid Schemes: Truth and Truthiness

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The Direct Selling Association on Pyramid Schemes: Truth and Truthiness

Guest blog by Peter Vander Nat and William Keep.

Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme

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Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme

Court also finds that defendants made false and deceptive earnings claims.

Who’s Allowed to Play Games with the Stock Market?

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Who’s Allowed to Play Games with the Stock Market?

The misleading advertising of democratizing finance.

What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

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What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

Having combed through the 200-plus pages that the FTC filed against Vemma Nutrition Company, Vemma International Holdings, Inc., Benson K. (B.K.) Boreyko, Tom Alkazin and his wife Bethany (defendants) in…

Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers