MLM Income Disclosures: When Average Does Not Equal Typical
September 9th, 2020
Pyramid scheme experts explain how MLM income disclosures can be deceptive.
September 9th, 2020
Pyramid scheme experts explain how MLM income disclosures can be deceptive.
September 14th, 2020
How income claims, even truthful ones, can be deceptive when marketing the MLM business opportunity.
December 15th, 2020
Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.
December 15th, 2020
In 2020, TINA.org investigated the 16 MLMs targeted by the FTC for making deceptive COVID-related claims and found that each of the MLMs has continued to make unsubstantiated health claims and/or deceptive income claims, either directly or through distributors. A majority of the MLMs (10 out of 16) have also continued to put these claims
November 19th, 2020
MLM’s health claims fail to stand up to an increased level of scrutiny amid a worldwide pandemic.
November 2nd, 2020
MADISON, CONN. November 2, 2020 A truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) investigation has found hundreds of atypical and exaggerated income claims made by multilevel marketing company Market America on its website and social media platforms. The ad watchdog issued a warning letter alerting the MLM company to its findings and urging that it promptly remove the deceptive marketing
April 17th, 2020
Exaggerated earnings claims are not hard to find.
January 27th, 2020
Latest FTC pyramid action should serve as a warning for the MLM industry.
August 15th, 2019
MLM’s long-awaited income disclosure statement, while confusing, packs some hard truths.
October 30th, 2018
Complaint alleges Trump secretly received millions of dollars in payments while deceptively marketing ACN.
September 10th, 2018
TINA.org calls on regulators to put an end to Texas-based MLM’s illegal income claims once and for all.
June 14th, 2018
The truth is — and the MLM admits — the vast majority of distributors make no income at all.
March 22nd, 2018
TINA.org’s #TNTruth social media campaign exposes company’s inappropriate income claims.
January 9th, 2018
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 Isagenix Immunotec Jeunesse LifeVantage Limu Morinda New Earth Nu Skin NYR Organic Princess House RBC Life Ruby Ribbon SAS SPURILLA Shaklee Simply Said Stream Sunrider
December 18th, 2017
Between June and November 2017, TINA.org investigated every company on the November 29, 2017 Direct Selling Association membership list and found that more than 97 percent have made or are making – either directly or through their distributors – false and unsubstantiated income claims to promote the companies’ business opportunities. TINA.org catalogued more than 3,000
December 18th, 2017
TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.
December 18th, 2017
TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.