Veritas News Network - Truth is Trending

Truth is trending on the Veritas News Network! VNN is an online publication featuring the news and is dedicated to in-depth investigative reporting with a consumer advocacy focus. Our Managing Editor is a veteran investigative journalist who has won dozens of awards. 

Several categories of news are featured on the Veritas News Network include Citizen Journalism, Consumer News, Ripoffs and Scams, Consumer Advocacy, World News, US News, Crime, Economic News, Editorial and Opinion, Education, Health & Science, Human Rights, Investigative Reports, Investing, Legal News, Money, Personal Finance, Op-Ed, Politics, Technology, and Travel.

Stories explored at depth on the Veritas News Network in our Citizen Journalism section include The New Democracy of News, Citizen Journalists: Rights, Risks, and Responsibilities, Whistleblower: The US Army and its Internal Culture War, Information Overload: Social Sharing and the Surrender of Privacy, and Unspoken Border Issues. 

Topics investigated on VNN in our Consumer News section include Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CPFB) Tackles Mandatory Arbitration Clauses, State Farm Lloyd's to Refund $352 Million to Texas Homeowners, Does Homeowner Insurance Cover Frozen Water Pipes?, Appealing Arbitration Awards, Only 6% of Consumers Win Credit Card Arbitration, Before You Sign: Read the Fine Print, Arbitration: Attorneys General Speak Out, Changing Your Social Security Number, FTC Issues Follow-Up Study on Credit Report Accuracy, Online Payday Lending Companies to Pay $21 Million to Settle FTC Charges, and Operators of Scheme Targeting Hispanic Consumers Banned by Federal Trade Commission.

Featured topics on VNN in our Opinion-Editorial (Op-Ed) section include The Secrets of Arbitration, The ABC's of Arbitration, The Fourth Estate: Media Ethics Disappear, Arbitration Undermines Homebuyers in Las Vegas Luxury Condos, Rolling Stone Raises Questions About Journalism Ethics, Immigration and Ferguson: A Country Divided, Tax Lien Investment Company PIP West Responds to Criticism, Is Your Local News A Scripted Fraud?, and Are Tax Lien Investments the Latest Real Estate Ripoff?

Stories examined on VNN in our Investigative Reports section include Forced Arbitration: The End of Class Action?, Dying to Drink: College Binge Drinking Proves Fatal, Wrongful Convictions: The High Price of Justice Denied, Net Neutrality Sparks Protest, Facebook Claims Messenger 'Privacy Invasion' is False, Media Credentials: Crossing the Line, Student Loan Debt: Too Big to Fix?, No Legal Recourse for Lost Home: Texas Bar Dismissed Complaint, Citizen Journalism: Understanding the Freedom of Information Act, Arbitration: A Cheaper Alternative to Court?, Arbitration: An Unfair Advantage, Veterinarian Malpractice: Your Computer May Be Worth More Than Your Pet, Man Made Skies: Geoengineering for Climate Change?, Cyber-Stalkers: Online Predators Pose Offline Challenges, Protect Yourself Against ID Theft: The Laws May Not, The Fourth Estate: Shield Law, New Technology Beats Domestic Snooping, Gift Cards: Holiday Favorites But Susceptible to Scammers, Can the NCAA Adapt to Impending Change: Inside the Future of College Sports, NCAA: College Football's Supervisors Set to Collect Big on Bowl Games.

Stories covered by VNN in our Human Rights Watch section include Citizen Journalism: Understanding Rights and Responsibilities, Raising the Shield: Free Flow of Information Act, From World's Policeman to Police State, Online Privacy in the Age of Everyday 'Big Brothers', Victims of Human Trafficking Hide in Plain Sight in Pennsylvania, Searching For Justice: Inmate's Death Caused by Jailers, Arbitration: Fair or A Scam Against The Public?, Officer Identified in Garner Killing: Death Ruled A Homicide, Lawsuit Alleges Southwest Airlines Secretly Records Calls.

Topics explored on VNN in our Legal section include Civil Forfeiture: Policing For Profit Violates Civil Rights, Blind Justice: Arbitrators Have Immunity From Lawsuits, Herbalife Settles Class Action for $15 Million, Online Dating Service Fined by FTC for Fake Profile Scheme, New York Cracks Down on Portfolio Recovery Associates, Debt Collectors: Harassing the Elderly, FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Snapchat, TracFone Settles FTC Complaint for $40 Million, Exoneration of the Wrongfully Convicted Reaches Record High, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Loan Officers Accused of Taking Kickbacks, Chimpanzee Loses Bid for Habeas Corpus, Sony Settles False Advertising Claim with the Federal Trade Commission, Civil Forfeiture: Bank Accounts and More At Risk, Municipalities Take Big Pharma to Court, Slander Suit Reinstated Against Boeheim and Syracuse University, Facebook Sues Paul Ceglia's Lawyers, Federal Trade Commission Halts Online Credit Score Scheme.

Featured topics on VNN in our Education section include The Hidden Face of Student Loan Debt, College Crime Transparency Required Under Federal Law, Colleges Cut Student Work Hours to Avoid Healthcare Costs, No Easy Fix: Death, Taxes, and Student Loan Debt.

Stories reported on VNN in our Investing, Ripoffs & Scams, Health & Science, and Money sections include New York Attorney General Sues Over Fraudulent Mortgage Scheme, Tax Lien Investing, R&J Consulting: Another Scam Debt Collector?, Arbitration 101: How it Impacts the Everyday Consumer, Phone Scammers Target Microsoft Users, Scammed Real Estate Investor Continues Fight for Justice, 43 Million Americans Strapped With Medical Debt, Feds Hope to Spur Struggling Housing Market, Monsanto Blamed for Decline of Monarch Butterflies, Obscure Law Shields Vaccine Manufactures from Liability: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Pays Out Billions, Ebola: Playing the Race Card, House Republicans Call for Ebola Travel Ban, McDonald's Aims to Debunk Pink Slime, Plastic, and Rot-Fail Myths, New Jersey Issues Mandatory Ebola Quarantine for NBC News Crew, Stanford Researchers Unlock the Peanut Allergy in DNA, Smartphone Apps: The Future of Health, New Healthcare Law Redefines 'Insurance', New Nutrition Science Means New Food Labels, New Cholesterol Guidelines Take Aim at Heart Attacks and Strokes.

Featured US News, Politics, and Tech stories on VNN include Dropbox Denies Breach: Claims Cloud Service Wasn't Hacked, DEA Sued For Creating Fake Facebook Account in Drug Sting, Brinksmanship Continues Between President Obama and GOP, Kmart Added to List of Data Breaches, American Arbitration Association Launches New Consumer Rules, Jimmy Johns and Dairy Queen Added to LIst of Data Breaches, Center for Immigration Studies: Immigrant Families Benefit Significantly from Obamacare, Dali Lama Protesters Take to New York City Streets, Is Uber Saving Lives?, Sales Tax Could Be Coming to Online Purchases, Runaway Afghanistan Soldiers Seek Asylum, Fighting the Penalty of Free Speech, Detroit Bankruptcy: Michigan Governor Testifies, Congress to Speaker Boehner: Cancel Recess, eBay Seeks to Dismiss Data Breach Lawsuit, Apple's Watch: Connecticut AG Questions Health Privacy, Hotel Owners Seek Ability to Block Guest WiFi Access, FCC to Vote on Net Neutrality, Dread Pirate Roberts: The Lord of the Silk Road Confounds Expectations, Wal-Mart Claims Tracy Morgan is Responsible For His Injuries. Apple Won't Turn Over Data for Most iPhones Even With Search Warrant.

Concise 'News Briefs' on a diversity of topics include Presidential Plan to Raise Capital Gains Taxes, Hershey's Launches Chocolate Way on Britain, FCC Regulates Internet Service as a Utility, New Jersey Supreme Court Says Arbitration Terms Must Be Clear, Wal-Mart Settles NY False Advertising Case, Air Marshal Whistleblower Case Headed to Supreme Court, Casinos Crumbling: Grim News for Gamblers, Price-Fixing in the German Beer Industry, Can Obamacare Succeed Without Young Adults?, Judge Rules NSA Tactics Unconstitutional, Carnival Offers Glimpse Into Shipboard Crime, Israel Ready For Unilateral Action Against Iran, Gay Marriage Legalized in New Jersey, and $100 Million Charity Fraud Case Begins in Ohio.

Storied featured in VNN's Economy & Investing category include Minimum Wage: Coming to a State Near You, Chinese Tycoon Fails to Buy the New York Times, Buying Social Media Credibility, Netflix CEO Salary Is Worth Every Penny, Fast Food Workers Demand Higher Pay, Twitter Goes Public With a High Profile IPO, SAC Capital Advisors Hit WIth largest Insider Trading Fine Ever, US Citizens Renouncing Citizenship in Record Numbers, and Lukewarm Bipartisan Budget Bill Nears Approval.

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