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Useless organization, overpriced, limited content, don't notify you of renewals, no refunds AND NO ONE TO TALK TO. Do not subscribe. Corrupt scammers.
By John S.
Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Customer reviews of US businesses
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The Athletic HQ (theathletic.com) has 262 customer reviews on The Fair Hearing, with an average rating of 1.2 out of 5.
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Useless organization, overpriced, limited content, don't notify you of renewals, no refunds AND NO ONE TO TALK TO. Do not subscribe. Corrupt scammers.
By John S.
Signed up for a free trial then they just proceed to charge me 60 bucks with no email or warning they are charging me for a subscription. Found out a couple days later after looking at my bank statement. Shady business.
By G T F.
If I could give less than 1 star I would! Absolutely awful. Cancelled my subscription and they still took my money and don’t reply to emails. They should be shut down
By James C.
This lousy company has a no refund policy that is the worse ever. their articles suck. their coverage sucks. DON'T SUBSCRIBE!!!!!!!!
By Zhorzhe K.
I would put 0 starts if allowed. I have been billed two years in a row after repeatedly (over 10 times) asking them to cancel/shut down my account (even though I'd unsubscribed online). Not a single reply. Account not deactivated and cc not removed despite my best efforts. My bank had to intervene. I have started to approach their writers to let them know of this filthy practice and terrible approach to customer service.
By Jeff G.
I cancelled my subscription in May but they have continued to charge my back account in June and July and will not respond to any emails asking why. I've had to get my bank to put a block on them taking any more - terrible service
By Rachel J.
Absolute con artists. Take your money without permission with no refunds even though I have no intention of ever accessing their 'content'. Avoid at all costs
By EGH
I stupidly signed up for the trial to read an article. Now they keep spamming me with emails. I have unsubscribed several times, but that does not stop them. Not worth the money, unless you want to pay to be inundated with spam emails for below average journalism.
By Jack T.