Misleading marketing harms consumers in several ways: It can lead people to make purchasing decisions based on false or exaggerated claims, resulting in wasted money and disappointment with the product or service. Such deceptive practices can also create unrealistic expectations, damage trust in brands and advertising in general, and potentially even pose safety risks if important information is omitted or misrepresented. Over time, widespread misleading marketing can distort markets, making it harder for consumers to make informed choices and potentially driving out more honest competitors who refuse to engage in such tactics.
Investigation: Securities Fraud & Influencer Marketing Bought Hype, Hidden Fees: How Public Investing Turned 110 Influencers Into an Unlicensed Sales Force EvilCorporations.com • FINRA AWC No. 2021072581501 • 12 min read TL;DR Open to the Public Investing, Inc. (commonly marketed…
EvilCorporations.com / Investigative Report The Sugar Bomb in a “Wholesome” Wrapper Filed July 9, 2025 | Class Action: Hankins & Benavidez v. Simply Delicious, Inc. dba Bobo’s TL;DR Bobo’s PB&J oat bars contain 15 to 16 grams of added sugar…
Investigative Report | Financial Fraud | Retail Investors Firstrade Sold You Crypto Dreams Without Telling You the Safety Net Was Gone TL;DR Between July and September 2022, Firstrade Securities distributed 33 deceptive marketing communications about cryptocurrency to everyday retail investors.…
Gambling Industry / Consumer Fraud / Class Action How Moozi Casino Built an Illegal Gambling Empire on a Lie Reported July 2025 | EvilCorporations.com | Source: Federal Class Action Complaint, Hurst v. Moshy Gaming LLC TL;DR Moozi Casino, operated by…
Corporate Accountability / Food Fraud Kroger Labeled Snack Bars “No Preservatives.” They Contained a Preservative. Filed: July 18, 2025 | Class Action Complaint | EvilCorporations.com Investigation TL;DR Kroger’s “Simple Truth” Fruit & Grain Bars are stamped with “no preservatives” on…
🔴 Active FTC Federal Complaint | Filed August 6, 2025 | EvilCorporations.com Investigation They Stole Your Health Data and Sold It to the Highest Bidder How MediaAlpha / QuoteLab built an $865 million machine out of fake government websites, celebrity…
Investigative Report • For-Profit Education • FTC Lawsuit Grand Canyon University Buried Students in Debt They Never Agreed To Pay Sourced from: FTC First Amended Complaint, CV-23-02711 • Filed September 5, 2024 TL;DR Grand Canyon University (GCU) told students they…
TL;DR Assurance IQ sold fake “insurance” plans to people desperate for affordable healthcare, pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars while leaving customers exposed to catastrophic medical bills. The company’s telemarketers used mandatory scripts packed with lies, telling customers their junk…
TL;DR Match Group, the company behind Match.com, Tinder, OKCupid, and 42 other dating platforms controlling 25% of the U.S. dating market, ran at least five distinct deceptive schemes against its own paying users starting in 2013. Match Group sent users…
TL;DR Kimberly-Clark marketed its moist bathroom wipes as “flushable” for 14 years — and a federal court determined they caused plumbing damage to real people’s homes. The company agreed to pay up to $20 million (enough to cover a year…