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Since 1997, Ripoff Report has been the voice of the consumers, defended the right to free speech, and promoted better business practices. Watch this video to learn more!

Fox News Lies?... Bill O’Reilly Fox News Inaccurate Statements about Ripoff Report

FOX NEWS LIES News stations, especially FOX, have a reputation for getting it wrong. While I don’t necessarily believe rumors Ripoff Report had an experience that didn’t exactly help dilute that negative reputation. In this instance FOX got it wrong! Ripoff Report advised FOX that the information presented about Ripoff Report during the Bill O’Reiley show was inaccurate. In fact, other FOX Reporters and producers from around the USA contacted me and apologized for the situation and apparently tried to contact folks at FOX to let them know that the information presented was completely false. Did FOX do anything about it? NO! What is sad is that Ripoff Report has assisted most of the FOX News stations with reliable victim information for an estimated 100 consumer news segments and other projects since FOX News stations came into existence over 10 years ago. Look at the thanks that we get for being helpful…providing false information about Ripoff Report without the wherewithal to correct inaccuracies after they were pointed out to FOX by many. And NO, FOX News did not call us to be a part of the show nor did FOX News call to FACT-CHECK like any reliable news organization should do. Some “legitimate” news source you are… Giving false information is reliable “news”? What a joke! Self-proclaimed consumer advocate Cassie Slane did not even try to fix the problem once she knew the information that she stated was incorrect. Heaven forbid she apologize for her shoddy research and remedy the false information by later provide accurate information. Must have been easier to simply hide behind FOX News than to do the right thing. Cassie, any producer who knows Ripoff Report knows that you lied. Any half-wit with internet access could have done research, right on the Ripoff Report website, to pull the accurate information. You could have even called us if you weren’t sure about what you were saying. Such research isn’t exactly rocket science. Anyone reading any blog you have, giving advice is better off taking their advice from real consumers and not a wannabe who apparently doesn’t bother to conduct actual research before running at the mouth. Cassie Slane, you are no better than any of the folks who choose to abuse the Ripoff Report website that you were so quick to point fingers at and state inaccurate information about. You likely did a favor for someone who does not like us, totally disregarding whether or not you were telling the truth. You are free to have your own opinion sweetheart...but you are not entitled to your own facts. You should be ashamed and so should Bill O’Reilly along with its producers who refused to do a proper retraction with the same all day publicity they gave this false and misleading segment that served no use to their viewers. Ed Magedson- Founder, Ripoff Report http://www.edmagedson.com/who-is-ed/

Corporate Advocacy Business Remediation & Customer

Ripoff Report Corporate Advocacy Business Remediation & Customer Satisfaction Program,. A program that benefits the consumer, assures them of complete satisfaction and confidence when doing business with a member business. . ..yes, a long name for a program that does a lot for both consumers and businesses alike. Part of Ripoff Report Verified™ ... businesses you can trust. No matter how many complaints a business has.. one or 600 ... its never too late. After all, ..we will all get complaints. How complaints are taken care of is what seprates good businesses from the rest. Our mission: ▪ empower consumers ▪ defend the First Amendment ▪ expose wrongdoing ▪ help companies regain control Do for others as you would want them to do for you ED Magedson: Founder, Ripoff Report

Ripoff Report Helps Fox 11 Los Angeles prevent speaker scams

Ed Magedson and RipoffReport.com helps Los Angeles's Fox 11 protect consumers against speaker scams.

ED Magedson of Ripoff Report receives threatening voicemail (RipoffReport.com)

ED Magedson of RIpoff Report receives this kind of threatening phone call far too often than he'd like.

ED Magedson of Ripoff Report receives threatening voicemail (RipoffReport.com)

ED Magedson of Ripoff Report Receives Threatening Phone Call - Suspected Caller Scott Juceam

The Truth About Rip-Off Report® Founder Ed Magedson

Consider this quote which first appeared online in 2004:

“Ed Magedson of RipOffReport.com is a WANTED criminal that extorts individuals that have posted on RipOffReport.com and legitimate companies for money and he may be operating one of the biggest criminal enterprises ever created on the Internet….”

The author of these words clearly has a strong negative opinion about Ed Magedson. No question there.

But what about the facts? Are they true?
Is Ed Magedson really a “WANTED criminal”? Is the Ripoff Report a “criminal enterprise” engaged in extortion?
What’s the REAL truth behind these allegations?

With so much written about Ed Magedson, the founder of the original consumer complaint website
www.RipoffReport.com, it can be hard to separate the facts from the fiction. Most people call him a hero, while others say he’s a criminal. Obviously, someone is lying. So what’s the real story? Who is telling the truth?

Ripoff Report Team Members created this site to help answer that question. Our goal is to help bring the truth to YOU, the educated consumer. We know that some people will never agree with Ed Magedson and his mission to give a voice to the consumer. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but as the saying goes, “you are entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.”

If you’re looking for facts about Ed Magedson, you’ve come to the right place. On this site you will find information about Ed’s views, facts about his background, and details of his history as a tireless consumer advocate. We will also confront and expose many of the popular myths about Ed and the Ripoff Report®.

Our goal is NOT to change your opinion about Ed or his work. Instead, we’re here to give you the facts so you can decide for yourself who’s telling the truth and who is not. We hope this helps to set the record straight and to present the real truth that Ed’s critics have worked so hard to conceal.

⚠ Important Notice

This website has been hacked multiple times, losing thousands of comments from both supporters and critics of Ed Magedson. Over two dozen restorations have been made, and several hackers have since been caught and imprisoned.

Disclaimer

This blog covers topics that are important to ME and that I want to share with my friends, colleagues, and the public. Feel free to comment on the issue at hand.

THIS IS NOT THE PLACE to bring up specific RipoffReport.com reports.

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Denise Good on September 17, 2017 at 11:15 pm

I’d like to thank Rip-off. Com for helping mei had a problem getting my money back from Assure Companies. After many phone calls, posting on your site, writing e-mails to the company, they are finally refunding my money. Thank you.
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Makeda Manasseh-Colston on August 20, 2017 at 10:19 pm

How do you remove complaints?

We normally don’t remove complaints, but review this link for a more complete explanation of our policies: https://www.ripoffreport.com/faq
– ED
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Boyd Lynch on May 24, 2017 at 6:57 pm

Thanks for your site.
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Do on March 22, 2017 at 8:14 pm

Ed,

I think you are GREAT!!!
This is a great legacy to transparency and truth.

Do the search engine spiders pick up on the names ideas et al to take your reports to the web??

Thank you for your efforts. The world is better because of you.

Douglas
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Ted lindauer jr on February 5, 2017 at 8:01 am

Yes I’m his latest victim and he’s a complete scammer and we even got into a texting battle and I have proof of Ed’s retardation!

This man needs to be shut down and Sue the shit out of by all the people’s reputations he screwed over by letting anyone make up anything they want on his own website and it goes straight to Google under any business your involved in or anything your email address is attached to and then at the bottom of his own website it offers the victims who have actual credibility which usually helps in a bunk report such as mine and it connects you with a separate worker from rip off his own personal hacker and the hacker then writes back saying I can help you out and i will charge you $3000- $5000 per report and it may take up to 5 months what a complete SCAM!!

Ted,

Let me see if I understand….these are your two main complaints about Ripoff Report:

1.) Anyone can go to Ripoff Report and say whatever they want (which isn’t entirely true — our staff absolutely does block many types of illegal content such as child porn, threats of violence, etc….but let’s just assume you are correct — anyone can post anything); and
2.) ROR does not independently verify content posted by users.

You think this is unfair? Well, let me ask you this: how is ROR any different from the U.S. court system?

Seriously, think about it — just like Ripoff Report, anyone can walk into court and make any claim they want.

Does the judge personally investigate the claims to see if they are true BEFORE allowing the plaintiff to file? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Even though judges receive millions of dollars in taxpayer money, courts do nothing to investigate claims to weed out the false ones. Instead, courts accept all claims, true or false. As a result, innocent people are forced to hire lawyers and pay huge sums of money to debunk false allegations.

Look — I’m not condoning anyone who posts false information on RipoffReport.com. Our rules specifically prohibit false statements. If one of our users broke the rules and posted something untrue, you absolutely can and should take legal action against them.

Just don’t blame me because of the actions of another person. That’s like blaming the judge because a crazy person made a false allegation against you in court.

–ED
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