Just in time for Opening Day, three Major League Baseball teams are facing lawsuits alleging that they cheated fans out of millions of dollars by charging them hidden junk fees that weren’t reflected in advertised baseball ticket prices. truthinadvertising.org/articles/cat...

#AdAlert Fairlife Milk Company’s animal welfare claims – and brand name – face increasing scrutiny. truthinadvertising.org/articles/fai...

#AdAlert Consumer Cellular: TINA.org uncovers the limits of this carrier’s “unlimited” data plans. truthinadvertising.org/articles/con...

#ADAlert VIN History USA’s ‘Free’ VIN Report We've discovered some roadblocks to unlocking this purportedly free offer. truthinadvertising.org/articles/vin...

TINA.org Action Sheds Light on SunPowerLED’s False Endorsement Claims Letters alert agencies and organizations to company’s improper marketing. truthinadvertising.org/articles/tin...

Why TINA.org wants the Supreme Court to address proof of harm in Lanham Act cases. There Should Be a Price to Pay for Knowingly Lying to Consumers truthinadvertising.org/blog/there-s...

Will the MLM Industry Fix Its Earnings Claims Problem? New research points to “no.” truthinadvertising.org/blog/will-th...

Online platforms are increasingly using algorithms powered by AI and other emerging technologies to advertise personalized prices. We are urging the FTC to take steps toward transparency regarding the use of algorithmic pricing. truthinadvertising.org/blog/tina-or...

James ‘Jay’ Noland’s Latest Ventures Raise Familiar Concerns Permanently banned from MLM, Noland has found other ways to exploit consumers. truthinadvertising.org/articles/jam...

Quince Faces Amended Lawsuit Over “Luxury for Less” Pricing Claims Quince is facing renewed claims that behind the success of its “luxury-quality goods for less” model is a “scheme” of deceptive marketing and pricing practices, according to the complaint. www.thefashionlaw.com/quince-faces...

US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial States seek mistrial, saying “sudden disappearance” of US will influence jury. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Meta Hikes Fees for Advertisers to Cover Europe’s Digital Taxes Meta Platforms is asking advertisers to cover the costs of digital services taxes, levies imposed by countries on local sales made by technology firms. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

An Amish Avatar and an A.I. Monk Are Pitching Supplements on Social Media Influencers have long hawked supplements on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Increasingly, the influencers are fake. #InfluencerMarketing www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/b...

Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting Ads Targeting Minors Under 17 The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) would expand the current law by prohibiting website and app operators from knowingly serving targeted ads to users under 17 www.mediapost.com/publications...

Kalshi Sued Over 'Death Carveout' For Khamenei Trades Kalshi accused of defrauding traders by invoking an improperly disclosed "death carveout" and refusing to pay full winnings to traders when Khamenei was killed, according to a suit in California federal court. www.law360.com/consumerprot...

Grammarly Is Offering ‘Expert’ AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors—Dead or Alive The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writers—without their permission. www.wired.com/story/gramma...

Novo Drops Hims & Hers Lawsuit and Will Sell Wegovy on Site Novo Nordisk A/S and Hims & Hers Health Inc. will work together to sell obesity drugs, a sudden reversal after more than eight months of acrimony that culminated in a legal battle. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

5 Tax Scams to Watch for This Filing Season IRS impersonations, phony refunds or credits, ghost tax preparers, debt-forgiveness scams, and charity schemes are potentially bedeviling taxpayers www.wsj.com/personal-fin...

These Tools Say They Can Spot A.I. Fakes. Do They Really Work? AI detectors can help confirm suspicions about A.I.-generated media, but it is hard to rely on any of them to make definitive rulings. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/t...

Are prediction markets just sports betting by another name? How legal battles are taking shape www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

As the battle over prediction markets rages on, Mick Mulvaney is leading a new coalition that calls these platforms illegal gambling. www.wired.com/story/former...

New York sues Valve for enabling “illegal gambling” with loot boxes The ability to resell Steam items for real value is key to the state’s case. arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/...

Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks for Vulnerable Seniors Older Americans are losing billions of dollars annually to financial exploitation. Banks and investment firms are training employees to spot red flags and stop the transactions. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/h...

Bayer is suing Johnson & Johnson accusing the drugmaker of falsely advertising that its rival multibillion-dollar drug cuts the risk of death from prostate cancer in half. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Arizona settles consumer fraud case over nonrecyclable Hefty trash bags Despite labeling and packaging suggesting otherwise, clear Hefty trash bags are not recyclable at most Arizona recycling plants. #greenwashing www.courthousenews.com/arizona-sett...

Tesla Goes After California DMV, Suing Over False Advertising Decision Tesla claims California "wrongfully and baselessly" branded it a false advertiser over its “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” labels. gizmodo.com/tesla-goes-a...

LA County Sues Roblox for Unfair and Deceptive Business Practices that Endanger and Exploit Children lacounty.gov/2026/02/19/l...

Former DJ Gets Prison Sentence for Scamming World’s Top Airlines Entrepreneur sold tens of thousands of counterfeit aircraft parts, sparking safety fears www.wsj.com/business/air...

Judge Axes Exxon’s Defamation Suit Against Environmentalists But the case against the California attorney general, prompted by his lawsuit over Exxon’s plastic recycling program, can proceed in Texas federal court. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/c...

The War Over Prediction Markets Is Just Getting Started Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are booming, and so is a fight among regulators, lawmakers, and advocates over their legality. www.wired.com/story/the-po...

Tour Guides Accused of Scamming the Louvre Out of $12 Million Guides who escorted Chinese tourists through the museum allegedly reused tickets and bribed security to look the other way www.wsj.com/world/europe...

Scammers Want to Steal Everyone’s Savings, Especially Seniors’ Savings. Experts say that older people may be targeted simply because they tend to have more worth stealing. www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

TINA.org Takes Action against Trademark Imposter Scam Complaint to FTC cites violations of agency’s Impersonation Rule. truthinadvertising.org/articles/tin...

Ad Alert Broadway.com Pulling back the curtain on this official-sounding website. truthinadvertising.org/articles/bro...

#AdAlert Wuffy and Other ‘AI’ Dogs Can these “robot” puppies replace man’s best friend? truthinadvertising.org/articles/wuf...

He spent decades perfecting his voice. Now he says Google stole it. NPR’s David Greene says he was “completely freaked out” when he heard an AI voice that sounded just like his own, and he’s suing over it. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

‘Pew Pew’: The Chinese Companies Marketing Anti-Drone Weapons on TikTok On TikTok, Chinese manufacturers are advertising signal-blocking weapons with the breezy cadence of consumer lifestyle advertising. www.wired.com/story/pew-pe...

Ring cancels Flock deal after dystopian Super Bowl ad prompts mass outrage “This is definitely not about dogs,” senator says, urging a pause on Ring face scans. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

A Defector Explains the Remote-Work Scam Helping North Korea Pay for Nukes Kim Jong Un’s cyber operatives have faked their way into IT jobs at American firms and elsewhere, pocketing big revenue for the regime. www.wsj.com/world/asia/a...

How Blockbuster Films and Bingeworthy Streaming Hits Slipped Into Our Showers Forget toys and candy. Here’s how Hollywood got hooked on hygiene product placement. www.wsj.com/business/med...

Chatbots Are the New Influencers Brands Must Woo Companies are realizing they can no longer simply promote themselves to potential customers. They have to win over the robots, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/t...

Boneless Wings Are Still Wings, Judge Rules A Chicago man filed a lawsuit in 2023 against Buffalo Wild Wings, arguing that it had engaged in false advertising of its boneless wings. A judge said the claim “has no meat on its bones.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...

OpenAI researcher quits over ChatGPT ads, warns of “Facebook” path She argued that the nature of the data at stake makes ChatGPT ads especially risky. arstechnica.com/information-...

He Vowed to Revive RadioShack and Pier 1. Investors Say They Were Swindled. Tai Lopez told his followers they could get rich investing in dying retail brands. The SEC says it was a Ponzi scheme, and the FBI is investigating. www.wsj.com/business/ret...

Bans on Many CBD Products Loom This Year A federal law taking effect in November severely limits the amount of THC, the euphoric cannabis compound, allowed in over-the-counter items. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/h...

Paging Dr. Chatbot: Chatbots are no better than Google, itself no doctor, at helping users find a correct diagnosis, according to a study published this week. Worse, A.I. can deliver misinformation about your health www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/b...

In December 2020, Keurig announced that it had accomplished its “sustainability” goal and declared all K-Cups “recyclable” and proceeded to market the products as such. But that’s not the end of the story. truthinadvertising.org/articles/keu...

U-Haul Taking a Bite Out of the Big Apple For decades, U-Haul has advertised that its trucks can be rented for the low price of $19.95, despite the fact that no one pays that amount thanks to hidden fees and other sneaky add-ons. truthinadvertising.org/articles/u-h...

#AdAlert Home Depot’s Rental Damage Protection Fee Our staffer gets a surprise charge, turns out he's not alone. Last April, a consumer sued alleging the retailer “force placed ‘Damage Protection’ despite it being expressly labelled an ‘optional service.’” truthinadvertising.org/articles/hom...

#AdAlert Costco Rotisserie Chicken: ‘No Preservatives’ Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chicken seems to defy the basic principles of economics. But according to a recent class-action lawsuit, the cult favorite also defies the laws of truthful advertising. truthinadvertising.org/articles/cos...