Truth in Advertising
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Keeping ads honest. Find us at https://t.co/ptwF6vXx42 or @truthinads.bsky.social or https://t.co/ajFmJxuPuI
Joined March 2011
In many deceptive ad legal actions, courts have decided-- and companies have argued-- what “reasonable consumers” know. Want to see how you stack up? Answer a few short questions to find out if you can claim the title of 2025’s Most Reasonable Consumer! https://t.co/74GVXHq8PF
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See how you stack up.
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#AdAlert ‘Nature’s Hidden Cures’: The truth about this “free” book and its mysterious publisher. https://t.co/JybOKADnjt
truthinadvertising.org
The truth about this “free” book and its mysterious publisher.
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Regulators Deliver Actions against HelloFresh https://t.co/Cg3tVPaRDm first alerted regulators to HelloFresh's deceptive marketing of “free” meals and shady subscription practices over three years ago. https://t.co/nfbgI8x8xG
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Regulatory activity following TINA.org's 2022 complaint.
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Is the McRib is a McScam? A class-action lawsuit filed late last month accuses McDonald’s of falsely advertising the McRib as containing real pork rib meat. https://t.co/KvTnCLLeTc
truthinadvertising.org
Lawsuit alleges the McRib is a McScam.
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LifeLock claims that hackers can easily discover the first five digits of your SSN using just your birthplace and birth year making it easy to steal your identity. But is your Social Security number as vulnerable as this company claims? https://t.co/1qCmmBRNRt
truthinadvertising.org
Is your Social Security number as vulnerable as this company claims?
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Beauty Brands Mull PHA as a 'Sustainable' Packaging Option, but Is It Really Better Than Plastic? A material called Vivomer is being touted as the answer to the category's waste problem; it's a little more complicated than that. https://t.co/fVrU6WBsVr
fashionista.com
A material called Vivomer is being touted as the answer to the category's waste problem; it's a little more complicated than that.
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Kalshi Sports Bets to Be Banned in Massachusetts, Court Says https://t.co/XT4WdwNe7L
news.bloomberglaw.com
Kalshi Inc. could soon be banned from operating its sports prediction market in Massachusetts, a state court judge said Tuesday, backing a state attorney general challenge to the platform as illegal...
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Websites that authenticate users through links and codes sent in text messages are imperiling the privacy of millions of people, leaving them vulnerable to scams, identity theft, and other crimes, recently published research has found. https://t.co/Q8fBFlbBAb
arstechnica.com
Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data.
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Scammers Keep Stealing Food Stamps. New Cards Might Stop Them. New York is joining the small group of states switching to chip-and-pin cards to evade skimming devices that siphon money for food from low-income people. https://t.co/GU4e0R0ShV
nytimes.com
New York is joining the small group of states switching to chip-and-pin cards to evade skimming devices that siphon money for food from low-income people.
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Crisis Looming Over AI-Generated Ads, Content Most people don't know when they are looking at AI-generated content https://t.co/Z0bdDuAjDW
mediapost.com
Advertisers see the inability of consumers to distinguish AI from human content as a core conflict, and resulting shifts in the marketing industry are expected to unfold in the next few months. Here...
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Six months later, Trump Mobile still hasn’t delivered preordered phones Lawmakers urged the FTC to investigate broken promises related to Trump phone delivery dates and claims that it is “made in the USA.” https://t.co/bkZWTSPyED
arstechnica.com
Lawmakers seek FTC investigation, but Trump has taken control of the agency.
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Meta Overlooks Illegal Online Gambling Ads, Says UK Watchdog Meta is turning a blind eye to illegal gambling sites that advertise on Facebook and Instagram, according to the UK’s Gambling Commission. https://t.co/8k1nDsRrIo
bloomberg.com
Meta Platforms Inc. is turning a blind eye to illegal gambling sites that advertise on Facebook and Instagram, according to the UK’s Gambling Commission.
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OpenAI to Begin Testing Ads in ChatGPT in Push for Fresh Revenue Chief Executive Sam Altman once said advertising was a ‘last resort’ for the company https://t.co/Bbj1MnyAwO
wsj.com
CEO Sam Altman once said advertising was a “last resort” for the company.
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YouTube to give creators more ad revenue monetization opportunities for videos advertisers consider to be controversial like depicting abortion, self-harm, suicide, and domestic and sexual abuse specifically “when the content is dramatized or discussed.” https://t.co/V1dYhY94Ac
mediapost.com
YouTube is giving creators a chance to earn more ad revenue when posting videos with content that advertisers consider controversial - highlighting the company's continued attempts to help creators...
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Food companies are targeting users of weight-loss drugs with ‘GLP-1 Friendly’ labels But the labels aren’t regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, unlike the popular medications themselves. https://t.co/BlB0zf7hyl
apnews.com
Meals and snacks with “GLP-1 Friendly” labels on the packaging are becoming more common as a growing number of Americans try obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound to lose weight.
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Warnings about bogus autism treatments vanishes from FDA's website https://t.co/g9iJozoNfp
arstechnica.com
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
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Why Climate-Friendly Beef Labels Fall Short A study by an environmental nonprofit found beef producers aren’t providing enough evidence for their green assertions. https://t.co/cwoextaMXX
bloomberg.com
A study by an environmental nonprofit found beef producers aren’t providing enough evidence for their green assertions.
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How AI Is Making Life Easier for Cybercriminals Phishing and other cyber scams are becoming bigger, more targeted and more convincing https://t.co/jLVe7XJE57
wsj.com
Phishing and other cyber scams are becoming bigger, more targeted and more convincing.
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Google removes some AI health summaries after investigation finds “dangerous” flaws AI Overviews provided false liver test information experts called alarming. https://t.co/jHEkopLl5a
arstechnica.com
AI Overviews provided false liver test information experts called alarming.
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At This Office Park, Scamming the World Was the Business Using generative intelligence and deepfakes, as well as fraudulent businesses, websites and financial apps, the scammers embraced the long con and reeled in people from almost every demographic. https://t.co/oCnSl9sern
nytimes.com
Times journalists got a rare look inside one of the compounds where the online fraud industry makes its billions. Inspirational slogans (“Keep going”) were just the start.
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2026 Deceptive Ad Trends A closer look at what we’ll be monitoring this year. https://t.co/UQgvQape3Y
truthinadvertising.org
A closer look at what we’ll be monitoring in the new year.
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