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'Highlander' star Christopher Lambert hospitalized after collapsing at Steel City Con
"Highlander" star Christopher Lambert suffered a medical scare after collapsing at Steel City Con in Philadelphia during a meet and greet over the weekend.
The 69-year-old had to leave the convention due to a "personal issue," according to the event's Facebook page.
The French actor was subsequently taken to a local hospital by ambulance, according to TMZ.
A representative for Lambert told TMZ that the actor was "perfectly OK" and resting at his hotel. The representative said Lambert had not gotten enough sleep the previous night and had eaten little during the day, causing his blood sugar to drop.
Steel City Con representatives told People that the actor had become overheated and dehydrated.
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"Christopher was feeling a little overheated and dehydrated. He had to sit down, but he is doing great today," organizers told the outlet.
A representative for Lambert did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
The convention said Lambert was expected to return Sunday for scheduled photo opportunities and a noon Q&A panel. Steel City Con’s official schedule lists Lambert as appearing Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the Aug. 7-9 event.
Lambert is best known for starring as immortal swordsman Connor MacLeod in the 1986 cult classic "Highlander." He also portrayed Tarzan in 1984’s "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" and Lord Raiden in the 1995 film adaptation of "Mortal Kombat."
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The actor experienced another health setback last year after suffering a back injury in a fall at a hotel. The injury forced him to cancel an appearance at Sweden’s SciFiWorld festival in March 2025.
Lambert is scheduled to make additional convention appearances later this month, including Fan Expo Chicago and Mad Monster Expo in North Carolina.
Max Miller locked in as Republican nominee after Ohio ballot deadline passes without withdrawal
The deadline for Ohio Republicans to replace Rep. Max Miller on the November ballot has now passed, effectively locking in the embattled congressman as the GOP nominee in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District.
Miller, who has resisted calls to end his re-election campaign, would have needed to withdraw by Saturday evening to give Republican officials enough time to select a replacement and complete the steps needed to meet Monday’s 4 p.m. certification deadline under Ohio election rules.
Instead, Miller is staying in the race despite mounting pressure from fellow Republicans to step aside over domestic-abuse allegations made by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno.
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As Fox News Digital previously reported, the controversy escalated last week when Sen. Moreno publicly called on his former son-in-law to resign from Congress, bringing a years-long family dispute and contentious divorce into the national political spotlight.
Moreno had previously avoided publicly weighing in on the dispute, but broke his silence after Miller posted a livestream denying allegations of domestic and child abuse. Moreno accused Miller of increasingly "erratic and dangerous behavior" and said he should not serve in the House of Representatives.
Miller has denied the allegations, saying no court or agency has substantiated claims that he committed abuse and that he has never been criminally charged in connection with the dispute. He has also sued his ex-wife for defamation.
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With the withdrawal window now closed, Republicans have no apparent path to replace Miller on the ballot through a voluntary withdrawal.
The controversy comes as Republicans fight to protect their narrow House majority. Miller represents a district that has generally favored the GOP, with President Donald Trump carrying it by roughly 11 points in 2024.
Miller is now poised to face Democrat Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker, in November, giving Democrats an opportunity to compete for a Republican-leaning seat that otherwise would have been expected to remain in GOP hands.
Sophie Cunningham's former teammate appears to fully endorse DiJonai Carrington's flagrant foul on Fever star
A former teammate of Sophie Cunningham's with the Indiana Fever wasn't exactly upset by seeing the WNBA star be left with a bloody mouth after taking a forearm to the face by Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington.
Sydney Colson, who spent the 2025 WNBA season playing alongside Cunningham in Indiana, reacted to Carrington's hard foul on her former teammate and eventual ejection from the game by writing "I love a trans foul" on her Instagram Threads account on Saturday evening.
Colson's post is a play on words. Not only did Carrington's flagrant foul on Cunningham come on a transition play with the Fever star attempting a layup, but it also comes amid Cunningham making headlines after recently voicing her opinion that transgender athletes do not belong in women's sports.
With two minutes remaining in the first quarter of the Fever's eventual 90-86 win, Carrington delivered a very hard foul on Cunningham underneath the basket. The foul was upgraded to a Flagrant 2 after a review, resulting in Carrington's ejection from the contest.
Colson was not the only person with very close ties to Cunningham who didn't exactly disapprove of the play.
Stephanie White, head coach of the Fever, actually defended Carrington during her postgame press conference. According to White, it was just a hard foul with no intention behind it.
"Yeah, I mean, look, it was a hard foul. I don't think that DiJonai intentionally came out to get her across the neck like she did. But it did happen, and I thought it was the right call," White said, but she wasn't done backing up Carrington.
"You know, one of the things about Nay is that she's gonna play her butt off, man. She's gonna compete. Nobody's gonna go walking in for a layup. And so, I don't oppose the hard foul. But I also don't think that she intentionally went for the neck."
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Cunningham has received pushback after stating in an ESPN story published on July 21 that she does not believe women should have to compete against biological men.
"I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I'm like, 'I never once said that,'" Cunningham told the outlet. "I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men."
"I'm very much in the middle. I agree with things on both sides, disagree with things on both sides," Cunningham continued. "And that's all I've ever said about my political beliefs. But people love to assume."
A New York Times poll conducted in March 2025 found that 79% of Americans believe that men should be barred from competing in women's sports.
Cunningham, for sharing an opinion the majority of Americans share, has divided the sports world, does not appear to have total support from her own head coach, and now has a former teammate appearing to applaud her taking a cheap shot under the basket.
Vice President Vance says migrant communities show 'clear pattern' in federal fraud as investigations widen
Certain migrant communities are helping to drive widespread fraud that has cost taxpayers billions of dollars, Vice President JD Vance told Fox News Digital.
In an interview in his office in the West Wing of the White House last week, Vance discussed his work leading the fraud task force under President Trump. Vance said his team has found a clear pattern of collaboration involving migrant communities.
"You definitely see patterns where certain communities," Vance said. "It'll start as maybe one Somali person takes advantage of the system, or realizes you don't even have to have children to get money from these programs. You could just claim that you have children, there's no verification. Then, word spreads like wildfire, and that program gets tapped into by the same members of that community."
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Vance, who is also leading ongoing negotiations with Iran and recently welcomed a new addition to his family, has a robust portfolio. He was tapped to tackle fraud after the issue exploded in Minneapolis earlier this year and is now working with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and other agencies.
In recent months, hundreds of hospice and home health agencies suspected of fraud in Minnesota and California have had federal payments suspended, and a number of other states are also under the watch of the task force. Vance said the fraud his team has uncovered has many victims.
"The first and the most obvious victim is the American taxpayer," Vance said. "You give your money to the federal government, and you expect the federal government, even if you disagree with the policy behind it, you expect that money to go to the people that it's supposed to go to."
"When a new mom goes to apply for help for herself and her baby, the money isn't there anymore," said Vance, whose office is adorned with artwork by his kids, a rosary, a photo of him and Usha kissing on Mount Rushmore and a glass replica of a diet Mountain Dew can.
"Or, you have autistic kids who benefit from services that are meant to go to the families of children with autism, and you have fraudsters who get rich off these programs," he added. "Sometimes they don't even have children, much less autistic children enrolled."
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Vance revealed that roughly $230 billion in fraud has been uncovered since Trump took office and that $55 billion in federal payments to suspected fraudsters has been halted.
Last week, federal and state law enforcement charged 19 defendants accused of participating in schemes involving more than $4 million in claims submitted to Medicare and Medicaid, according to the Department of Justice.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday also announced a plea agreement involving the final defendant in a previously charged 21-defendant case tied to more than $1.7 million in claims in the Keystone State.
Prosecuting fraudsters is one thing, but Vance said that recouping the money presents yet another challenge, since much of it has already been spent.
"Getting money back is very hard," Vance said. "Once it's gone out the door, it's very hard to get it back."
"What we've done most effectively is actually just stop the money from going out the door in the first place, because that's the only real way to ensure the American people don't lose it."
At the end of last year, reports and social media coverage from independent journalist Nick Shirley exposed a network of daycare centers, like the "Quality Learing (sic) Center," that were allegedly fraudulent and operated mostly by Somali immigrants.
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The reports sparked swift action from the administration, and former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem deployed DHS and ICE agents to the streets of Minneapolis to catch and deport Somali immigrants in the country illegally. The deployment sparked a clash between local residents and federal agents that exploded into violent riots across the Twin Cities.
While the duties of a vice president vary from one administration to another, Trump has leaned heavily on his No. 2. Vance has traveled abroad twice to meet directly with Iranian leaders and regularly provides updates on the negotiations to the press. That role came after Trump appointed Vance as the head of the White House’s anti-fraud task force in May, dubbing him the "Fraud Czar."
Despite his array of assignments, Vance, who recently turned 42, and his wife, first lady Usha Vance, had their fourth child last month, making him the first sitting vice president to have a child in more than 150 years.
"Kids have a way of forcing you to focus on them, even when things are crazy at work," Vance said. "[I was] with my six-year-old this morning, who was making like zoo animal noises, and I was like, 'Buddy, what are you doing?' And he said, 'I just want you to get off the stupid phone.' And I said, 'Alright, this can wait.'"
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Whether in his current role or possibly as Trump's would-be successor, Vance believes his family values make him better at his job.
"Kids are so, they're so in their own little world that they sort of force you to go into their world, and that's a very, very good thing," he said. "It's good for my psychology. I think it's good for my soul, but it's a very good thing. The job obviously has its demands and the schedule can get kind of crazy."
Vance, who at 44 would be just a year older in 2028 than John F. Kennedy was when he was elected president, has always demurred when asked about running for president. But although Trump recently told reporters it is "way too early" for him to endorse a successor, he has sent mixed signals.
"At the end of the day, we need to elect JD," Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with donors last month, a source with knowledge of the comments confirmed to Fox News Digital on Thursday. The Washington Post was the first to report the president’s comments.
ESPN buries DiJonai Carrington dirty foul on Sophie Cunningham, 'white privilege' post
Saturday afternoon, Chicago Sky player DiJonai Carrington hard fouled Indiana Fever forward Sophie Cunningham around the neck. Carrington then blamed her ejection for the aggressive play on – wait for it – "white privilege" in a social media post from the locker room.
While social media users have likely seen the viral clip and post by now, those watching the game on ESPN may be unaware of the full story.
A player clotheslining another while she goes up for a layup, and then accusing the officials of racism, is a story on its own. But the players involved make the situation more notable.
Cunningham is currently embroiled in controversy after stating that female athletes should not have to compete against biological males. (How dare she?) Her comments have since become a topic of discussion beyond sports, namely on cable news.
Carrington, meanwhile, has a history of controversy involving dirty play. She previously jammed her finger into Caitlin Clark's eye during a game after posting on social media about Clark's supposed "white privilege."
Are you starting to see a theme?
Despite all this, ESPN showed just one replay immediately after the foul and did not address the play at all during its halftime show, which focused solely on the Fever and Sky game itself.
Imagine a fight breaking out during an NFL game involving two of the league's most controversial players, followed by one of them making an accusation involving racism on social media from the locker room. It would be difficult to imagine the broadcast ignoring that development.
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Yet the game ended without ESPN's broadcast ever reporting on Carrington's post.
ESPN did not respond to an inquiry from Fox News Digital/OutKick asking about its coverage and whether the broadcast team was aware of the post.
A person familiar with ESPN's broadcast plans told OutKick on background that the broadcast addressed Carrington’s Flagrant 2 foul and ejection during the game, but did not plan to address off-court developments during the remainder of the broadcast.
The broadcast eventually showed another replay of the incident during the second half, but only while comparing it to a separate hard foul that was nowhere near as egregious.
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It's not difficult to surmise why this incident wouldn't be of immediate interest to ESPN. It complicates the network's preferred narrative.
According to several ESPN commentators, the WNBA has a racial problem. They say Clark, Cunningham, and their white fans are co-opting the WNBA to spew hatred toward Black women and lesbians. It's all a lie.
The reality is quite obvious. Some of the Black women in the league and many of the people covering it are jealous of and bitter toward the popularity of Clark and Cunningham. Thus, they try to cope with their popularity by blaming it on racism and white privilege.
Carrington's hard foul is more proof, visible proof, of who the real bigots and aggressors are. It's just not the group ESPN wants its audience to think.
In fact, it's an open question who will be the first ESPN personality to defend Carrington and blame Cunningham and/or racism. Some of the options include Monica McNutt, David Dennis Jr., Chiney Ogwumike, and Stephen A. Smith.
We will go with McNutt.
Still, anyone dealing in good faith knows the truth. Carrington is a dirty player. She committed a dangerous foul. She is not a victim of racism. She is an aggressor who seemingly has a serious issue with white women.
Carrington should be suspended for multiple games.
John Goodman looks nearly unrecognizable in new photo after years of dramatic weight loss
John Goodman is turning heads with his dramatic transformation.
The 74-year-old actor appeared nearly unrecognizable in a new photo with fellow actor David DeLuise after the two unexpectedly crossed paths at a grocery store.
DeLuise, known for playing Jerry Russo on Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place," shared the snapshot on Instagram Thursday, showing himself smiling alongside a noticeably slimmer Goodman.
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"He was my childhood!! Legend!" DeLuise wrote in the caption. "I love that I get to say that to someone ;), if you know you know."
Goodman's latest appearance comes after the "Roseanne" star spent years shifting his lifestyle and shedding a significant amount of weight.
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The veteran actor previously revealed that he was approaching 400 pounds at his heaviest and had struggled for years with losing weight, only to gain it back.
In 2010, Goodman revealed that he had lost more than 100 pounds after cutting sugar from his diet and committing to regular exercise, including working out six days a week.
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"I just stopped eating all the time," he told ABC News in 2016. "I’d have a handful of food, and it’d go to my mouth. I was just eating all the time. I was just eating alcoholically. In the old days, I would take three months out, lose 60 or 70 pounds, and then reward myself with a six-pack of Bud or whatever and just go back to my old habits."
Goodman turned to boxing and daily walks as his form of movement.
"I dug it. Yeah. Nobody’s going to get hurt, but it’s just hitting the mitts and trying to learn," he told The Rolling Stone in 2023. "I never got good enough where I would trust myself to spar because once I get whacked in the face, I don’t know if I wouldn’t lose it."
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"But it’s usually just an hour, hour and a half of hitting the mitts, hitting the bags, learning footwork. It’s great," Goodman added.
The "The Big Lebowski" actor has also credited giving up alcohol as a contributing factor.
Goodman quit drinking in 2007 following years of alcohol abuse. He has spoken candidly about the moment he realized he needed to make a change, saying he wanted to "live life better."
The actor's longtime trainer, Mackie Shilstone, previously said Goodman incorporated consistent exercise into his routine and followed a Mediterranean-style eating plan.
Biden-world veteran issues stark warning about Abdul El-Sayed as he crosses party lines
Former Jill Biden press secretary Michael LaRosa said he won’t support Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, citing the candidate’s refusal to distance himself from far-left streamer Hasan Piker over his past remarks about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
LaRosa, who served as press secretary to former first lady Jill Biden, made the unusually sharp break with his party in a post responding to reports that he was supporting Republican Mike Rogers over El-Sayed.
At the center of LaRosa’s criticism is El-Sayed’s association with Piker, who drew widespread condemnation after saying during a 2019 livestream that "America deserved 9/11."
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El-Sayed has campaigned alongside Piker and, when pressed about the remark, has argued that appearing with the streamer does not mean he endorses everything Piker has said.
For LaRosa, the controversy is deeply personal. He said the mother of his best friend died on Sept. 11 after jumping from the 95th floor of the World Trade Center rather than remain inside the burning building.
"I won’t defend or support anyone who is too cowardly to stand up to extremists who think the mother of my best friend, who jumped from 95 stories because the alternative was worse, deserved what happened to her," LaRosa wrote. "Her only crime was showing up to work that morning."
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LaRosa concluded by accusing El-Sayed of refusing to stand up to "the guy who says she ‘deserved’ what she got that morning she showed up for work."
LaRosa’s rebuke is about more than one Democrat refusing to back another.
It highlights a growing fault line within the party over extremism and the boundaries of acceptable political rhetoric. Those divisions could ultimately push some longtime Democrats across the aisle in consequential races.
That dynamic could prove particularly consequential in Michigan, where the Senate contest could help shape the balance of power in Washington and even a small erosion of Democratic support could matter.
Los Angeles Chargers betting outlook: Can Justin Herbert and Mike McDaniel finally deliver?
When a team seemingly has it all but falls short or can’t put it together, it becomes increasingly frustrating for fans and sports bettors alike. There are a few teams like this in the NFL, but one that seems to keep knocking on the door of being elite but coming up short is the Los Angeles Chargers. Do we think they can get over the hump this season?
The Chargers were one of the better teams last year, but their season ended on a bit of a sour note. The team went 11-6 overall with losses to the Giants, Commanders, Colts, Jaguars, Texans, and Broncos. They also lost to the Patriots in the playoffs, showing almost no life at all on offense. Justin Herbert, their quarterback, has now gone 0-3 in the postseason with almost no impressive performances. He has to make some progress from last year’s 16-3 loss if they can make it back to the postseason.
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If anyone is going to break Herbert out of the frustrating postseason performances, the Chargers are hoping it will be Mike McDaniel. I’m not really a McDaniel fan. He is going to be the offensive coordinator after being a head coach seemingly more interested in fashion and bad jokes for the Dolphins. However, I will give him that the Dolphins offense, when healthy, was dynamic. Herbert is a better quarterback than anyone McDaniel had. They did lose Odafe Oweh to free agency, but they re-signed Khalil Mack and then drafted Akheem Mesidor with their first-round pick. They also upgraded their center, which should go with an already strong offensive line.
I like the mixture of players the Chargers have. The offense should be interesting with Herbert and McDaniel teaming up. I think that McDaniel will absolutely try everything and anything to get Herbert rolling. Omarion Hampton was solid in his rookie season, but injuries did derail it a bit. I don’t think he will be De’Von Achane good, but he should be decent. Ladd McConkey was spectacular for the Chargers and will be the main target for Herbert once again. I don’t see a ton of standout players on the defensive side of the ball, but if anyone can get the most out of them, it is head coach Jim Harbaugh.
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In six seasons as a head coach, Harbaugh has had exactly one season where his team didn’t make the playoffs, and one season where he didn’t win at least 11 games. The 49ers went 8-8 in 2014, and he then left the team to go coach at Michigan. They have a total of 9.5 games this year, and I’m not sure why we would want to bet against Harbaugh. I do think the offense should be better, even if the defense will probably be a little worse. Instead of that, if I play anything on the Chargers, it will be Herbert over 3650.5 passing yards. He has gone over that number in every season except for 2023, when he fell just short and played in 13 games. I also expect him to go over 25.5 touchdowns. That is just 3-3 in his career, but he hit 25 in 2022, 20 in 2023, and 23 in 2024. With McDaniel, he should be primed to increase his numbers, not decrease.
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Young conservatives reveal what’s top of mind as GOP, Democrats battle for 'hopeless' Gen Z voters
Both parties see Gen Z voters as a crucial bloc that could help tip the balance in November as Republicans and Democrats battle for control of Congress, with the GOP seeking to keep President Donald Trump’s agenda moving and Democrats pushing to retake Capitol Hill and steer the legislative agenda.
And as the Democratic Party grapples with the growing appeal of democratic socialism among young voters, Republicans are seizing on the trend to rally their own young base.
But conservative college students gathered at Young America’s Foundation’s Freedom at 250 conference in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital that economic pressures — from inflation to the housing crunch — are not only helping drive some of their peers toward democratic socialism but that they themselves share those same concerns.
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"I think a lot of young people are feeling a little bit hopeless right now, Courtney Graves, a rising senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told Fox News Digital. "They want to be able to have a home when they grow up. They want to be able to have a nice life and a good-paying job. And what we’ve been seeing is that when those things don’t come to fruition, people tend to go to the extremes."
Graves' comments come as financial milestones such as buying a home, have been perceived as increasingly difficult for younger Americans. A Pew Research Center survey published in July found that 87% of Americans say buying a home is harder for young adults today than it was for their parents’ generation.
A recent report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies found that nearly half of renters spent more than 30% of their income on housing in 2024, and nearly half of Americans ages 18 to 29 received financial help to cover an expense over the past year, according to a Federal Reserve report released in May.
But Graves, who is the granddaughter of immigrants who escaped Communist-controlled Latvia, argued that embracing free-market policies is the best way for people to achieve the American Dream and that the Republican Party needs to work on its messaging to make that case clearer to young Americans.
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"I think free markets are the way to have a successful and prosperous life," Graves said. "It's what leads to job growth, it's what leads to being able to buy a home at the end of the day, have a family and just overall live a great quality of life and have a strong country."
While affordability remains top of mind for Americans this midterm cycle, Brody Baker, a University of Iowa student, praised President Donald Trump for bringing more accountability to the White House compared to former President Joe Biden's presidency.
"I think we get more clarity of what's happening with the United States as of today," Baker said.
"With the administration being able to say, 'hey, we have some criticisms,' Baker said, "there's some issues with gas being so high, with how the economy, for some it's hurting a lot, and for some, it's hurting a little."
For University of Minnesota senior Jackson Barrick, pocketbook concerns are just one slice of the pie.
He pointed to the country's immigration and border security policies and foreign policy as issues weighing most heavily on him. Barrick said Trump has done a "fantastic" job with his immigration enforcement agenda.
"I think it's a really good step in terms of making sure that we have a good future going forward in the United States and protecting the homeland," Barrick said.
But college students are also worried about a newer issue: artificial intelligence.
Nick Kammerzell, a recent University of Georgia graduate, said AI is the issue that most concerns him about America’s future.
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"I think that it's very scary," Kammerzell said. "I think one of the biggest things that I'm concerned about with the AI issue is censorship and bias within AI. I think a lot of young people are becoming very dependent on it as their source of truth."
"I think there's a lot of opportunities for abuse and manipulation with that," Kammerzell added, arguing the technology could potentially be used to warp people's opinions.
Young Americans are also more skeptical of AI than older generations. A Pew Research Center survey published in June found that 48% of adults ages 18 to 29 expect AI to have a negative impact on society over the next two decades, compared with 37% of those 50 and older. Younger adults were also more likely to worry that AI could negatively affect their own lives.
Baker also expressed concerns over the algorithms created by social media companies.
"You are given by Instagram — all these big platforms — your algorithm, your viewings, and you’re leaned towards, and you push towards a certain agenda, or you’re pushed towards a certain idea," Baker said, arguing this is creating staunch political divides with Americans.
Is your Social Security number on the dark web?
If you suspect your Social Security number is on the dark web, the right move is not to panic. It is to act quickly, methodically and in the right order.
A leaked Social Security number can be used in ways that go far beyond one fraudulent credit card charge. Criminals may try to open new credit accounts, file fake tax returns, hijack benefits or combine your SSN with other stolen details to impersonate you. The good news is that you can take concrete steps to check for signs of exposure and reduce the damage if your information has already been compromised.
This guide walks through how to check whether your SSN may be exposed, what to do next and how ongoing monitoring can help you catch problems earlier.
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Not directly in most cases. Rather than trying to search the dark web yourself, it is safer to rely on breach notices, account alerts, credit reports and reputable dark web monitoring tools. In real life, SSN exposure usually shows up first through warning signs like a breach notice, a strange credit inquiry or suspicious account activity.
Some warning signs are obvious, and others are easy to dismiss until they pile up.
Watch for things like:
None of these signs proves your SSN is being sold on the dark web. However, they may indicate identity exposure that needs immediate attention.
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If a company says your personal information was exposed, do not ignore it. Read the notice closely to see what data may have been involved, note the dates and save a copy for your records.
A dark web monitoring or exposure scan service can help you check whether your information appears in known breach data without trying to search hidden sites yourself. Some credit monitoring services offer a free scan and include dark web monitoring.
Look across all three credit bureaus for unfamiliar hard inquiries, new accounts, wrong addresses or collections that are not yours. Fraud often appears here before you see bigger damage.
Check bank accounts, credit cards, payment apps, buy-now-pay-later services and retirement accounts for anything unusual. Turn on alerts for big purchases, password changes and profile updates if you have not already.
If you think your SSN is already exposed, move through these steps as quickly as possible.
A credit freeze is one of the strongest steps you can take. It makes it much harder for someone to open new credit in your name because lenders generally cannot access your credit file while it is frozen. If you are not actively applying for credit, freezing your file at all three bureaus is usually the safest default.
A fraud alert tells lenders to take extra steps to verify identity before opening new accounts. It is not as strong as a freeze, but it can still be a useful layer of protection.
Start with your primary email account, then update passwords for banking, retirement, shopping, payment and healthcare logins. Use a reputable password manager to create and securely store strong, unique passwords for every account. Turn on multifactor authentication wherever possible. This matters because many identity theft cases begin with account takeover, not only new account fraud.
If your SSN is compromised, watch for signs of tax fraud or benefits misuse. Unexpected mail, rejected tax filings or notices about claims or services you did not request should be investigated immediately.
Keep records of breach notices, account alerts, calls with banks, dispute reference numbers and dates. If fraud appears later, that paper trail can save time and reduce stress.
If someone has already used your information, report it to the relevant financial institution right away and file an identity theft report through the proper government channels. That documentation can help when disputing fraudulent accounts and charges.
Usually, no. Once sensitive data is leaked, copied, sold and reposted, it is rarely possible to claw it back completely. That is why the smartest response is not to focus on "getting it removed" from criminal spaces. It is to reduce how useful that information is to criminals. In practice, that means freezing credit, tightening account security, removing extra personal information from public-facing sources when possible and keeping ongoing watch for fraud signals.
How identity monitoring can help without replacing the basics
An identity monitoring service can add another layer of protection after you complete the immediate cleanup steps. Depending on the service, it may monitor dark web sources, credit reports, financial accounts and changes to your personal information.
Some services also provide restoration specialists who can guide you through disputes and recovery if identity theft occurs. These tools may help you spot warning signs sooner, but they do not replace credit freezes, strong unique passwords, multifactor authentication and regular account reviews.
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If your Social Security number may be on the dark web, speed matters more than certainty. You do not need perfect proof before acting. Start with the signs you can verify: breach notices, account alerts, credit reports and unusual activity across your financial life. Lock down what you can, freeze your credit, strengthen account security and keep monitoring. And if you want ongoing help after the first round of cleanup, an identity theft protection service can add another layer through dark web monitoring, data broker removal, financial alerts and restoration support when identity issues get messy.
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