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The Latest
Recent ad alerts, consumer news posts and blogs published on TINA.org.
How Marketers Trick Kids, and Why Parents Should Worry
Herb Weisbaum, Consumers’ Checkbook
Maybelline: Maybe This Christmas
Maybe they kiss and make up. Or makeup then kiss.
Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds
Derek Kravitz, Consumer Reports
Most Deceptive Ads of 2025
Here were some of the worst ads TINA.org investigated this year.
Cartice
Watch out for this company’s sketchy sale.
Wall of Shame
What do Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian and Dr. Oz all have in common? They’ve all participated in deceptive marketing campaigns. To find out who else is an offender, check out our Wall of Shame.
Consumer Basics
Learn about common deceptive marketing tactics and find out where you can file complaints at the state level.
Deceptive Marketing 101: Recyclable Claims
How products marketed as “recyclable” end up in landfills.
FDA Registered, Cleared, Approved: What’s the Difference?
Medical devices like to tout their status with the FDA. But what’s behind these terms?
The Scoop on Social Media Influencer Disclosure Requirements
What kind of disclosure is necessary for social media influencer marketing?
State-by-State Resources
Where you can file complaints or research a business in your state.