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iMarketsLive Consultant Troy Dooly Addresses TINA Concerns

iMarketsLive (IML) consultant Troy Dooly addresses, in a professional way, in a lengthy video, concerns as published by Truth In Advertisement (TINA) in the USA.
Enclosed edited parts of the transcript of Troy’s youtube:
“Jason Bagley who is literally the staff writer at TINA that wrote the article on IML in my opinion and I’ve read several of his articles that he’s written there and elsewhere, I mean he’s a journalist and I’ve got to say he’s not just a journalist he’s a journalist with passion he’s a journalist that probably has a romantic euphoria for what he does, that’s how he is and what I call wisdom.”
I responses to these and I’ve seen those questions because I work with Christopher Terry I’m an advisor over there.
He said Troy here’s the questions that truth in advertising (TINA) sent us, I said let’s get what the compliance team let’s get with the legal team you need to respond to these you need to look at this this needs to be the benchmark that we use moving forward and that’s that’s just my belief on that so my hats off to him.
I’m doing this is because he used the video interview I did in 2016 with Christopher Terry.
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Consumer Watchdog TINA Going After Plexus Worldwide

 
TINA.org is a non-profit organization that uses investigative journalism, education, and advocacy to empower consumers to protect themselves against false advertising and deceptive marketing.
The organization has triggered in the past FTC investigations. According to their below press release, Plexus could be a target.
TINA:
Plexus Worldwide, an Arizona-based multilevel marketing (MLM) company that markets nutritional supplements, weight-loss, and personal care products, calls itself the “health and happiness” company that offers life-changing financial freedom for recruits.
But an investigation by ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has found issues that could put a darker spin on the meaning of life-changing.
Here’s what you should know about Plexus:
1. Unsubstantiated Health Claims
Despite a previous FDA warning, TINA.org found more than 100 unsubstantiated health claims marketing Plexus products for everything from depression to cancer to Lyme disease.
2. Breast Chek Recheck
Though Plexus’ Breast Chek

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