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[[Image:Stossel.jpg|right|thumbnail|150px|[[John Stossel]]]]
[[Image:Stossel.jpg|right|thumbnail|150px|[[John Stossel]]]]
'''John F. Stossel''' (born March 6, 1947) is an advocacy reporter, author, television host, and [[libertarian]] columnist. He worked as an investigative reporte for the ABC [[television]] program ''20/20''. He has also written two books - ''Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media'' and ''Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel — Why Everything You Know Is Wrong''.
'''John F. Stossel''' (born March 6, 1947) is an advocacy reporter, author, television host, and [[libertarian]] columnist. He worked as an investigative reporter for the ABC [[television]] program ''20/20''. He has also written two books - ''Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media'' and ''Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel — Why Everything You Know Is Wrong''.
In 1985, Stossel was physically assaulted by professional wrestler David Shultz after he asked Shultz if wrestling was fake. Stossel proceeded to sue the [[World Wrestling Federation]], and won the lawsuit, being awarded $425,000 in damages. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832766/bio]
In 1985, Stossel was physically assaulted by professional wrestler David Shultz after he asked Shultz if wrestling was fake. Stossel proceeded to sue the [[World Wrestling Federation]], and won $425,000 in damages. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832766/bio]
In 2009, Stossel announced he was leaving the left-leaning [[ABC]] for the more non-partisan [[Fox News Channel]]. He currently hosts ''Stossel'' on the [[Fox Business Network]].
In 2009, Stossel announced he was leaving the left-leaning [[ABC]] for the more non-partisan [[Fox News Channel]]. He currently hosts ''Stossel'' on the [[Fox Business Network]].