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Privacy protection? Not so much.

TINA.org Probe Prompts Financial Publisher to Change Marketing

TINA.org Probe Prompts Financial Publisher to Change Marketing

Investigation finds Stansberry used deceptive tactics in testimonials.

TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs

TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs

Chicago-based TEFL Institute under scrutiny for accreditation claims.

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Skin Lightening Cream

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Skin Lightening Cream

Skin lightening creams — also called fade creams, brightening creams, skin-tone correctors, or bleaching creams — are designed to reduce skin discoloration or hyperpigmentation caused by sun exposure, age, disease,…

Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask

Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask

Know the answers to these questions to be sure that MLM isn’t a pyramid scheme.

Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam

Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam

Gifting-table scheme leaders face jail.

NBA Says it Never Cleared Vemma’s Biz Structure

NBA Says it Never Cleared Vemma’s Biz Structure

Relationship claims questioned.

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Aging Hair

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Aging Hair

You are having an old hair day, you old person.

How to Buy a Lamborghini in 5 Easy Steps

How to Buy a Lamborghini in 5 Easy Steps

Step 1: Deceptively lure consumers into giving you their credit card numbers for shipping and handling charges on “free” or “risk-free” offers for products ranging from teeth-whitening to A magical…

It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Celebrate by Reporting a Deceptive Ad

It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Celebrate by Reporting a Deceptive Ad

It might just help the FTC obtain consumer refunds in a deceptive marketing case.

Check Your Six: Deceptive Ads That Target Military Members

Check Your Six: Deceptive Ads That Target Military Members

TINA.org observes Military Consumer Month the only way we know how – by sharing deceptive ads.

The Marketing Myth of the ‘Made in USA’ Car

The Marketing Myth of the ‘Made in USA’ Car

TINA.org investigations expose the truth and prompt marketing changes

FTC Files for Injunction as IML Shuts Down

FTC Files for Injunction as IML Shuts Down

Agency worries MLM defendants are dissipating assets.

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Non-Toxic

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Non-Toxic

Without a strong legal definition for “non-toxic,” cosmetic companies are making it up as they go along.

FDA Bans Sale of Puff Bar E-Cigarettes, the ‘New Juul’

FDA Bans Sale of Puff Bar E-Cigarettes, the ‘New Juul’

The disposable e-cigarette has replaced Juul as the go-to vape for minors.

Face Mask Sellers on eBay Falsely Claim Products are ‘FDA Approved’

Face Mask Sellers on eBay Falsely Claim Products are ‘FDA Approved’

TINA.org investigation also finds sellers using the FDA’s logo in violation of the agency’s logo policy.

19 Things Le-Vel and Its Distributors Deceptively Represent Are Attainable with MLM

19 Things Le-Vel and Its Distributors Deceptively Represent Are Attainable with MLM

Exaggerated earnings claims are not hard to find.

TINA.org Alerts California Regulators to MyPillow’s Continued Deception

TINA.org Alerts California Regulators to MyPillow’s Continued Deception

TINA.org urges consumer protection officials to reopen their investigation.

Ad or Not? Peter Farrelly’s Oscars Shoutout to Shinola Watches

Ad or Not? Peter Farrelly’s Oscars Shoutout to Shinola Watches

“They’re saving Detroit,” said the Oscar-winning director in an acceptance speech last night.

Kardashians Find New Ways to Skirt #Ad on Social Media

Kardashians Find New Ways to Skirt #Ad on Social Media

From ambiguous hashtags to delaying disclosure, the family continues to spurn federal endorsement guidelines.