The author of those 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.
The record in numbers
Read the record
- 1Ed Responds To CriticsSeparating opinion from fact so you can decide.
- 2Did You Know??…..Little-known facts about Ed Magedson, founder of Ripoff Report.
- 3Who is Ed?From The Flower Children to Ripoff Report: the story of Ed Magedson.
- 4Top 10 Myths About EdTruth vs. rumors — the record, set straight.
- 5EDucating ConsumersHow Ripoff Report educates consumers, and the companies they do business with.
In the press
- Video ABC 20/20 A segment inspired by Ed, who connected producers with the people interviewed
- Video The Early Show “Ed Magedson – Erin Brockovich without the body”
- Video CBS 19 Cleveland “It’s no longer just buyer beware — it’s seller beware.”
- Video FOX 11 Los Angeles Ripoff Report helps FOX 11 warn consumers about speaker scams
- Clipping The Tampa Tribune “The Flower Child Entrepreneur,” February 25, 1973
- Clipping The Miami Herald “Flower Children Aren’t Loved by Florists, Zoning Inspectors”
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.
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Makeda Manasseh-Colston
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– ED
Boyd Lynch
Do
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
Ted lindauer jr
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