Discover how infomercials work, their benefits and downsides, and how they’re made. Learn how to spot exaggerated claims and make informed decisions.

Per Mediaite, on Monday Noem confused legions by randomly dropping what appeared to be a five-minute infomercial on her social media accounts. What was she hawking? A chain of Texas dentist offices ...

The ripple effect of ESPN’s mass layoffs is still being felt days later, leaving a vulnerable industry to grapple with its bleak future in a dying medium. It’s hard to overstate the seismic impact of ...

LOS ANGELES — Ron Popeil, an inventor and TV personality best known for his infomercials pitching the Showtime Rotisserie oven, Veg-O-Matic and the Pocket Fisherman, has died at age 86, multiple news ...

Washboard abs, stain-free carpets, and the ability to dice a tomato with a playing card: Do these promises sound familiar? These are just a few of the claims made by some of the world’s most ...

Come, young ones: Gather around the glow of the smartphone's screen for a tale of a distant time when we watched TV on big boxy machines, and switched channels when we were bored. There were ...

The television pitchman was convicted of conning customers through infomercials for his best-selling weight loss book. By The Associated Press Trudeau was sentenced to 10 years in prison in March 2014 ...