Ebola in U.S.: Where There’s Fear, There’s Fraud

Three companies warned by federal regulators about advertising claims that products can treat deadly virus.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2022

Here’s what we accomplished in 2022 with your help.

Touted but Toothless: The Problem with Some Tech Platforms’ Policies

Prohibited content slips through the cracks.

Mixed Messaging in the MLM Industry Regarding Coronavirus Claims

We have to make sure we’re not seen as “taking advantage of a crisis situation,” said DSA President Joe Mariano.

MLM Companies & Coronavirus Claims

Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma

Business school dean cautions students and other deans.

Responses from Companies

Below are the replies TINA.org has received in response to its DSA income claims investigation and subsequent notification letters, which alerted offending DSA-member companies of TINA.org’s findings. ACN Advocare Amway Arbonne Flavon Forever Living…

MLM Health Claims Audit Results

Audit results of TINA.org’s investigation of MLM health claims.

Mary Kay Off-Roads into Deceptive Income Claims

The pink Cadillac is just one of many things top-selling distributors tout but few distributors achieve.

The Rise and Fall of Vemma

What led this MLM to a $238 million dollar settlement?

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2020

Looking back at 2020.

iMarketsLive Financial Document Debunks Income Claims

MLM’s long-awaited income disclosure statement, while confusing, packs some hard truths.

Corinthian Students Urge Officials to Cancel Student Loan Debt

Federal and state lawsuits allege that Corinthian Colleges lured students into debt with false advertising.

FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams

Active servicemembers and veterans are frequent targets of scams and deceptive ads.

After IMMA’s ‘Breakthrough’ Convention, It’s Time To Break Up

Seven things TINA.org learned from attending MLM’s three-day event virtually.

TINA.org Investigation Finds Pervasive Deceptive Earnings Claims in MLM Industry

The consumer advocacy organization truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has published the results of a yearslong investigation into the multilevel marketing (MLM) industry that found widespread use of deceptive income claims to promote…