Here at Pink Truth, we’re well aware that Mary Kay is an MLM (multi-level marketing scam, also known as a pyramid scheme). But Mary Kay consultants and directors go through all kinds of mental gymnastics (and outright lies) to convince Read more…

Almost ten years after Robert FitzPatrick wrote his 10 Big Lies of MLM, he wrote the flip side of it, the 10 Big Truths of MLM. Again, he is spot on with his analysis and nearly all of his points Read more…

More than ten years ago, Robert FitzPatrick wrote “The 10 Big Lies of Multi-Level Marketing.” Robert has studied MLMs and pyramid schemes for decades and is the author of the book False Profits and the head of Pyramid Scheme Alert. Read more…

I was going through some old emails (very old!) the other day and came across this one from a producer at the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The email came to me in 2014, and I didn’t Read more…

Merry Christmas to everyone, and best wishes for whatever holiday you celebrate at this time of the year. We’ll be back the day after Christmas. In the meantime, please enjoy some of these previously published articles: For New Mary Kay Read more…

About 10 years ago, Jon Taylor, PhD (a well-known researcher on MLM schemes) wrote a piece about MLM products and their quality and pricing. While the pricing may have changed a bit, the overall conclusions are still valid. I hope Read more…

A common tactic of multi-level marketing companies is hiding behind “product sales,” convincing potential recruits that significant retailing of products occurs, while in reality money is made from recruiting new marks. Sure, some products are retailed to third party customers Read more…

Thank you for seeking out Pink Truth. You may have just seen the story on Mary Kay Cosmetics on ABC’s 20/20, and you probably want more information. Contrary to what our critics will tell you,  this site is not full Read more…

Multi-Level Marketing expert Robert FitzPatrick debunks the myth of earning money in MLMs in his article, The Myth of “Income Opportunity” in Multi-Level Marketing. Multi-level marketing companies live and die by the claim that participants can make money. From some Read more…

Written by Robert FitzPatrick As market-based economies become the prevailing global model, millions of people are being exposed to sales promotions, income opportunity solicitations, and investment schemes with which they have no experience or knowledge. Vulnerability to deception and the Read more…