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Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

Plan to Give To Charity This Holiday Season? What To Know Before Donating Online

If you donate money to an organization that uses .org in its web address, is your money really going to a charity? As the KSL Investigators found, that depends.
3 years ago
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Gephardt: Many Gas Stations Still Don’t Have More Secure Chip-&-Pin Card Terminals

Merchants have been required to install chip-and-pin credit card terminals nearly everywhere to help keep identity thieves from getting ahold of our debit and credit card info.
4 years ago
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Touchless Tech: How The Pandemic Is Changing The Way We Shop

COVID-19 has changed the way Americans shop, as they look for ways to avoid interacting with other people. Many companies are developing methods of contactless payments to meet the growing demand.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: How To Know Your Car Is Safe For Holiday Travel

With Christmas on the horizon, some Utahns may be thinking about heading out on the road again. COVID-19 precautions aside, there could be a deadly risk sitting inside your car's steering wheel – a faulty airbag.
4 years ago
Nic McCormack’s lease is up, and he’s being kicked out of the apartment where he has lived for...
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Dying Cancer Patient Forced From Utah County Home Even Though He Can Pay Rent

A Pleasant Grove man dying of cancer is facing another battle: he’s losing his home even though he can pay the rent. And housing advocates say Utah’s tenant law is not on his side.
4 years ago
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Put To The Test: Gephardt Finds Out The Best Battery For Your Buck

Shopping for toys this holiday? Not all batteries are equal. Matt Gephardt puts the three most common types to the test, so you know which ones to buy for the most fun on Christmas morning.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: Shop Early, Ship Early This Holiday Season

The pandemic means online shopping is anticipated to be at an all-time high for the holidays. KSL's Matt Gephardt looks at how early you’ll need to ship those presents so they arrive before Christmas.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: Identity Thieves Stealing Unemployment Benefits

Identity thieves are stealing money meant for out-of-work Americans. So what’s being done to fight the crime?
4 years ago
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Gephardt: Businesses Suing To Make Sure Insurers Honor Interruption Policies During Pandemic

Many businesses pay for business interruption insurance that is supposed to kick in if they must close their doors. But many insurance companies have been refusing to pay claims.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: Health Insurers Refunding Premiums During COVID-19 Pandemic

Millions of Americans are getting money back from their health insurance providers, or soon will be.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: Feeling The Holiday Pressure To Spend? Credit Card Charges Could Stretch Holiday Debt For Years

People going into debt during holidays certainly isn’t anything new. But with a raging pandemic and economic uncertainty, will it be harder than usual for folks to climb back out of the hole?
4 years ago
One West Valley man said his PayPal account was frozen despite him immediately shipping an item he ...
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Gephardt: KSL Investigators Help Man With Frozen PayPal Account Get Back His Money

What if you sold something on eBay, then learn you must wait six months to get your money? When it happened to a West Valley man, he contacted the KSL Investigators.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: Who Pays To Return New Treadmill That Doesn’t Work?

Imagine being told you must pay hundreds of dollars to return something that never worked. It happened to a Salt Lake City woman. When the company refused to budge, she called KSL Consumer Investigator Matt Gephardt.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: Utah Family’s School Photos Go Missing At Studio, Will They Ever Be In The Picture?

Imagine paying for those school pictures, but then the photographer or studio never delivers. It happened to Utah parents who said they are still waiting on school photos.
4 years ago
Farmington residents are frustrated that completing their post office remodeling is delayed by more...
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Gephardt: What’s Behind Late Delivery Of Farmington Post Office Renovation?

Residents in Farmington said they are frustrated by the few signs of progress they’ve seen as crews remodel their city’s post office.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: New Economic Report Gives Retailers Hope For Holiday Spending

Since the pandemic hit back in March, 2020’s economic news has usually been doom and gloom. But a recent report shows even as COVID-19 numbers continue to spike, there is some good economic news to report.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: What Is A Cured Ballot & How Does It Impact Utah Voters?

During the 2016 general election, more than 318,000 mail-in ballots were rejected according to an analysis by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: How Your Credit Score Can Make You Pay More For Home Insurance

Most home buyers know their credit score goes a long way in determining what sort of home loan they'll get, and how much they'll pay in interest.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: Emails offering election results may include malware

As Americans await the results in several key races, including President of the United States, cyber thieves are trying to capitalize with emails laden with malware.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: If You Die Or Move Before Election Day, Does Your Ballot Still Count?

Utahns have been voting by mail for weeks, and it is very likely that some of those mail-in ballots have been cast by people who have moved on.
4 years ago
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Box Elder mail-in ballots arrive with ‘review’ box filled in

When a Tremonton woman opened her mail-in ballot, she said she was “disturbed” to see that someone had marked it with a pen.
4 years ago
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Vote Watch: Lying Not Allowed In Utah Campaign Ads, But Not Punished

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle cried foul this week at attack ads they say were false. KSL Investigator Matt Gephardt looks at what happens if a candidate or party lies in their ads.
4 years ago
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Gephardt: How Does A Voter Center On Private Property Meet The Rules For A Free Election?

People choosing to vote in-person may find themselves doing so at places not controlled by election officials.
4 years ago
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KSL Investigators Find Not All Polling Place Rules Are Strictly Enforced

In order to keep elections fair and safe, lawmakers and health officials have implemented a number of rules about what you can and cannot wear to vote in person at a polling place. But the KSL investigators found that the rules are not always enforced.
4 years ago

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