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WatchdogNation.com sponsors charity pancake supper for children’s camp fund

WatchdogNation.com is pleased to invite you to a wonderful charity event we are co-sponsoring for Summer Santa, the all-volunteer children's charity co-founded by Watchdog Nation creator Dave Lieber in 1997. Announcing the 2010 Summer Santa "Flipping for Kids Pancake Supper." Former Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl player Russell Maryland is Honor... [ Read More ]

When your electric company doesn’t tell you what’s happening

After he saw my report on Oncor Electric Delivery's poor outage information system a week ago, reader Doug Edwards of Dallas summarized my findings better in 18 words than I did in a thousand. "It looks like you got the brush off from Oncor everybody else is. They always say `Tomorrow, Tomorrow ...' " was the message he sent via my Twitter feed.... [ Read More ]

Are you worried about the safety of products made in China?

Former schoolteacher Maureen Gayle wanted to add eight place settings to her family china collection that she originally purchased more than 50 years ago. When the Franciscan Desert Rose china by Wedgwood arrived, she saw that the new dinnerware was a poor match to her original set. The painted patterns were not nearly as detailed. She turned... [ Read More ]

Fight Back!

DAVE LIEBER is the ultimate authority on fighting back. As THE WATCHDOG columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, he knows tips, tools and strategies to help you get your way.

The consumer advocate and investigator shows you how to fight scams.

Learn how to bite back when businesses and scammers do you wrong. You will discover how to become part of the consumer-rights revolution. Save hundreds, even thousands of dollars, by learning how you can overcome the pickpockets that call themselves the electric company, the phone company, debt collectors, banks, scammers, door-to-door salesmen, identity thieves and countless other sharks who want to make you miserable.

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Awards

2009 Winner of two top awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. "Every city needs a Dave Lieber," one judge said. "Dave Lieber's columns quickly and easily create a sense of outrage in a reader. He writes about rip-offs, scams and jerks who take advantage of the most vulnerable people in society."


2009 Winner of Defending the Disadvantaged/First Amendment Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.


Winner of Two National Book Awards in 2009 - The Next Generation Indie Book Award for Social Change and The National Best Books Award for Social Change. The book was also named one of the top 10 consumer books of 2009.

Judges in the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Awards call Dave Lieber's Watchdog Nation "A really useful book! ... I just kept flipping from page to page, case to case; laughing and learning from the lead watchdog." A second judge: “I loved this book! It addresses, in a very clear fashion, how to stop scammers, as well as how to resolve bill disputes with AT&T, the electric company, etc. … Highly recommended.”