Entertainment
TINA.org Fact-Checks Joe Rogan’s Ads
Published on October 28th, 2020 by TINA
Podcasting king has made some questionable product pitches in recent months.... Read More →
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Business
FTC Actions against Payment Processors
Published on October 21st, 2020 by TINA
A review of lawsuits the FTC has filed against companies and individuals that process credit and debit card transactions. ... Read More →
Beauty
Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Non-Toxic
Published on September 29th, 2020 by TINA
Without a strong legal definition for "non-toxic," cosmetic companies are making it up as they go along. ... Read More →
Multi-Level Marketing
Court Unseals Revealing Docs in LuLaRoe Pyramid Case
Published on September 22nd, 2020 by TINA
LuLaRoe's founders on the hotseat in Washington's pyramid case against the company. ... Read More →
CATrends
CATrends: Loot Boxes in Video Games
Published on September 16th, 2020 by TINA
Class-action trend likens purchasing loot boxes in video games to pulling a lever on a slot machine.... Read More →
Blog
Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business
Published on September 14th, 2020 by Bonnie Patten
How income claims, even truthful ones, can be deceptive when marketing the MLM business opportunity. ... Read More →
Multi-Level Marketing
Will New U Life Finally Admit SomaDerm Doesn’t Contain HGH?
Published on September 3rd, 2020 by TINA
The MLM's recent marketing changes suggest that it is ready to come clean regarding the product's actual ingredients. ... Read More →
TINA's Take
TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott
Published on August 25th, 2020 by TINA
It's disingenuous for brands to suggest they are boycotting a platform and then still run ads on that platform.... Read More →
CATrends
CATrends: Charcoal Toothpaste
Published on August 14th, 2020 by TINA
Influencers tout the benefits of brushing with charcoal toothpaste. But do the products work?... Read More →
Health
TINA.org Finds Plexus Deceptively Marketing Supplements for Kids
Published on August 12th, 2020 by TINA
Distributors deceptively claim products boost childrens' immune systems and may even keep them virus free.... Read More →
Health
FDA Bans Sale of Puff Bar E-Cigarettes, the ‘New Juul’
Published on July 29th, 2020 by TINA
The disposable e-cigarette has replaced Juul as the go-to vape for minors. ... Read More →
Beauty
The Ugly Truth about Beautycounter
Published on July 17th, 2020 by TINA
There's no concealing this makeup MLM's inappropriate income claims. ... Read More →
CATrends
CATrends: ‘Non-Toxic’ Household Cleaning Products
Published on July 8th, 2020 by TINA
A recent spate of class-action lawsuits, including three involving Windex, allege household cleaners marketed as "non-toxic" contain harmful ingredients. ... Read More →
Health
FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995
Published on July 6th, 2020 by TINA
Since 1995, the FTC has brought nearly 70 actions over deceptive brain claims.... Read More →
Business
TINA’s Take: FTC Takes Crucial Step Forward in Holding Deceptive Made in USA Marketers Accountable
Published on June 26th, 2020 by TINA
Proposed made in the USA labeling rule seeks to clamp down on first-time offenders. ... Read More →
Business
Reality Check: TINA.org Calls on FTC to Address Virtual Influencers
Published on June 22nd, 2020 by TINA
Why the FTC should consider virtual influencers as it reviews its Endorsement Guides. ... Read More →
CATrends
Father’s Day Cookout Claims that May Flame Out
Published on June 13th, 2020 by TINA
These marketing claims are feeling the heat. ... Read More →
Multi-Level Marketing
IM Mastery Academy Can’t Outrun Foreign Financial Actions
Published on June 10th, 2020 by TINA
A name change is unlikely to alter the fact that this forex trading MLM is not welcome in several countries.... Read More →
Health
IV Therapies and COVID-19: The Drip, Drip, Drip of Deceptive Claims
Published on June 3rd, 2020 by TINA
TINA.org finds dozens of clinics deceptively promoting IV therapies as a way to prevent and treat the coronavirus.... Read More →
Health
IV Therapies Database
Published on June 3rd, 2020 by TINA
In early 2020, as coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to the highest of any country in the world, TINA.org conducted a review of the marketing of IV therapies on social media and catalogued a sampling ... Read More →