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Fox News Digital hits 165 million unique visitors in May to crush broadcast networks, news competitors
Fox News Digital finished May as the No. 1 news organization across key metrics, including multiplatform unique visitors, as the brand continues to dominate the media industry.
Fox News Digital piled up 165 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors throughout the month to finish No. 1 in the category for the third consecutive month. Fox News Digital grew +23% compared to May 2025 while CNN, CBS News, New York Times, NBC News and ABC News all shed visitors.
Along the way, Fox News Digital also nabbed 1.5 billion multiplatform views to top all competitors for the 25th consecutive month. When it comes to multiplatform minutes, Fox News Digital led the way for the 63rd consecutive month with 3.2 billion.
Fox News’ dominant month coincides with CNN dropping as the organization’s 57 million unique visitors, 456 million multiplatform views and 674 million minutes were its worst since at least 2015 when data was first tracked.
Fox News also finished May 2026 as the No. 1 news brand on YouTube, with a staggering 338.8 million video views, more than tripling viewership of each of the three broadcast networks.
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Fox News beat No. 2 MS NOW by over 100 million views, as the progressive cable outlet finished with 212.8 million. Fox News has been No. 1 among competitive news brands on YouTube with video views every month in 2026.
CNN managed 154.1 million video views, while broadcast outlets ABC News (105.7 million), NBC News (82.4 million) and CBS News (37.6 million) fell far behind, with Fox News outdrawing the three combined.
The flagship Fox News account has over 15.4 million subscribers and the Fox News Clips platform, which launched last year and provides the latest reporting and analysis from Fox News Channel, continues to grow. FOX Business was also No. 1 on YouTube among business brands for the 55th consecutive month with 42.2 million video views, according to Shareablee.
FOX NEWS HAS BEST YEAR EVER ON YOUTUBE WITH 4.5 BILLION VIDEO VIEWS TO LEAD ALL NEWS BRANDS
Fox News also finished No. 1 in social engagement with 79.5 million social media interactions across Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok, according to Emplifi & Comscore Social.
Fox News piled up 38.1 million Facebook interactions, 15.8 million Instagram interactions, 5 million X interactions and, according to Comscore Social, 20.7 million TikTok interactions. Altogether, Fox News drove 1.3 billion total social video views.
Fox News Digital, CBSNews.com, NBCNews.com, WashingtonPost.com, and ABCNews.com have opted in to account for Social Incremental in Total Digital Multiplatform Unique Visitors, while brands like CNN.com and NYTimes.com have not.
Blue state’s anti-ICE pledge collapses as GOP warns of new sanctuary ‘confederacy’
Colorado has reversed a controversial requirement that attorneys using the state's court e-filing system certify they would not use court information to assist federal immigration enforcement efforts.
The verification requirement was removed from state law last week after Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 26-1276, creating a carveout for attorneys seeking to use the filing system.
Multiple attorneys spoke out in April after the state’s e-file system required them to certify they would not share such personal information with the federal government — a requirement Colorado officials said stemmed from the Protect Civil Rights Immigration Status Act of 2025.
Colorado Springs attorney Ian Speir told Fox News Digital that Colorado appeared to be "unlawfully coopting private attorneys across the state to further its anti-federal sanctuary policies," while noting that he doesn’t practice criminal nor immigration law but couldn’t sign into the state court system without "saluting the resistance."
COLORADO LAWYERS SAY COURT E-FILE SYSTEM NOW MAKES THEM CERTIFY THEY WON’T ASSIST ICE
The House Judiciary Committee took note of Fox News Digital's reporting on the matter and notified Colorado officials in April that their immigration-related certification wrongly "commandeers private attorneys into Colorado's radical sanctuary policies, handcuffs federal officials from enforcing immigration law in Colorado, and violates fundamental free speech principles."
Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., the chairman of the Judiciary Committee's immigration integrity, security and enforcement subcommittee, told Fox News Digital in a Monday interview that he was pleased to see Colorado reverse itself but warned that the incident is just the latest volley in sanctuary states' battle against federal supremacy.
He called it the latest example of the notion that any state "can obstruct federal laws they don't like."
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"I think they've crossed the line into obstruction by forbidding attorneys access to the court system without this outrageous pledge under penalty and perjury that they wouldn't report any information for federal immigration enforcement purposes," McClintock said.
"Obviously, the state recognized what tenuous ground they had staked out, and it reversed themselves. But I remain concerned over what other sanctuary jurisdictions that comprise this new 'Confederacy' may take in the future."
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), celebrated the news and noted it was prepared to file a lawsuit against the state government in Denver on First Amendment grounds if it did not repeal the provision.
"Colorado made the right move removing the certification requirement, which was a clear viewpoint-based regulation that violated the First Amendment," the Washington-based group said in a statement.
Speir added that while the state may be able to tell its own public lawyers what to say to ICE, he, as a private attorney, "work for my clients, not the government."
Greg Greubel, FIRE’s senior attorney, said in a statement that the government by law cannot condition an attorney’s access to courts "on a promise not to use information for a lawful purpose the state disfavors."
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"Kudos to Colorado legislators and the governor for acting quickly to resolve this issue, but it’s troubling that the state attempted this in the first place."
Laws restricting speech must be viewpoint-neutral under the First Amendment, but critics argued that by forcing attorneys not to speak with ICE, they were putting their thumb on the partisan scale.
McClintock said his panel's focus continues to be on the variety of sanctuary policies in states and cities that are "resisting and in many cases obstructing federal law enforcement," citing the Supremacy Clause's assertion that immigration falls under the federal government's authority.
"That's particularly important in regions such as mine where the local sheriffs very much want to cooperate with ICE," said McClintock, who notably chaired the raucous hearing that featured Fairfax County, Virginia, prosecutor Stephen Descano and Sheriff Stacey Kincaid who have been lambasted for their handling of illegal immigrant-related cases.
A measure his panel is working on would allow victims of sanctuary policies to sue those jurisdictions for damages created by the release of illegal immigrant criminals and the like.
Fox News Digital reached out to Polis and ICE for comment.
WWE star Jacob Fatu destroys comedian Eric Andre to start 'Monday Night Raw'
Jacob Fatu may be on Roman Reigns’ leash, but he showed just how much of a loose cannon he can still be as he launched an assault on comedian Eric Andre during "Monday Night Raw."
Fatu was walking back from the ring with other Bloodline members. Reigns had just welcomed Fatu into the faction to the chagrin of Jey and Jimmy Uso. Reigns shook hands with Andre, as did Jimmy Uso. Jey Uso gave him a side eye, but Fatu had a different reaction.
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He took Andre out of his seat and threw him into the ring. Fatu headbutted Andre multiple times as WWE officials rushed to the ring to try to stop him. Fatu was on the top turnbuckle about to hit a frog splash on Andre when he stopped and looked at Reigns.
Reigns initially cautioned Fatu before giving him the OK to let loose. Fatu hit the splash as the crowd in Baltimore spiraled into a frenzy. Fatu exited the ring with the crowd shouting "one more time." Reigns shrugged his shoulders and gave Fatu the green light.
It was a wild and raucous moment to kick off the show.
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Fatu was officially inducted into The Bloodline as the group appeared to officially be reformed.
Jey Uso has been the latest to ride the momentum. He won the fatal four-way match to advance in the King of the Ring Tournament on "Friday Night SmackDown" with help from Jimmy and former Bloodline member Solo Sikoa.
Uso is two wins away from getting a shot at a world title. He goes up against Je’Von Evans and the winner will meet Oba Femi in the tournament finals. Femi dispatched Dominik Mysterio at the end of "Monday Night Raw."
The King of the Ring finals will be held at Night of Champions on June 27.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump-backed challenger gains labor union support in key race for House control
EXCLUSIVE: A Republican challenging a vulnerable Democratic incumbent in one of the nation's most competitive House races is touting a key labor endorsement.
Mike LiPetri, a former state assembly member backed by President Donald Trump, said support from the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 138 reflects growing momentum behind his campaign.
"I think you'll see [more unions] fall in line with us knowing that we stand with the men and women who work hard to build our country," LiPetri told Fox News Digital in an interview.
The endorsement from the 1,500-member union gives LiPetri a boost as he prepares for a rematch contest against Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., who won back the suburban swing seat in 2024 after representing it from 2017 to 2023.
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Local 138 Business Manager John Duffy praised LiPetri's candidacy in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"We need leaders in Washington with guts — people who aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves to get the job done, no excuses," Duffy said. "Mike LiPetri is that guy and the men and women of Local 138 are with him all the way."
The support from the union comes as national Republicans, who view Suozzi as a top target, look to make gains in the district spanning parts of Long Island and Queens ahead of November’s elections.
Trump carried Suozzi's seat by just over four points in 2024, while LiPetri ran three points behind the incumbent lawmaker.
Republicans have largely united behind LiPetri, who is seeking to fend off a challenge from attorney Gregory Hach in the June 23 GOP primary. LiPetri is part of the National Republican Congressional Committee's flagship candidate program and is viewed as a top recruit.
"This seat can literally decide the fate of the majority," LiPetri told Fox News Digital.
"The president is all in on our race, he's given us a ringing endorsement," he added. "House leadership is all in on this race. Local leadership is also all in on this race."
LiPetri also argued that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the presumptive GOP nominee against Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., would help drive Republican turnout on Long Island.
The GOP challenger is also seeking to draw sharp contrasts with Suozzi on immigration, transgender issues and tax policy as he looks ahead to November.
Suozzi, the co-chair of the centrist Problem Solvers Caucus, has branded himself as a staunch moderate. But LiPetri argued the incumbent has strayed from that image over the past year.
Suozzi notably joined Democrats in opposing additional funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) during the months-long standoff over immigration spending.
He initially backed a Department of Homeland Security funding bill in January but later publicly apologized for his vote, saying he "failed" to view the legislation as "a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE" amid backlash from the left over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis. Suozzi later adopted Democratic leadership's position in pushing to pair any new funding with reforms to immigration enforcement.
"We have to have someone that stays strong with law enforcement," LiPetri told Fox News Digital, arguing Suozzi had "betrayed" federal law enforcement officers with his votes.
Suozzi also voted with Democrats against legislation barring biological males from women’s sports in K-12 schools and against a bill to direct the construction of a women’s history museum on the National Mall. Some Democrats vigorously objected to the proposal because it excluded transgender people, and LiPetri argued Suozzi shared that view.
"They're going to have to explain to their voters why they believe this museum should not be built and why they believe that there should be transgender exhibits in it," Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., the measure's sponsor, said in May, referring to Democrats.
LiPetri also hammered Suozzi for his vote against Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which created new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and automobile loans.
"No tax on overtime was critical for union men and women," LiPetri told Fox News Digital. "And they see who my opponent really is, someone that focuses on keeping his job rather than doing his job."
Suozzi opposed Republicans’ budget law at the time over cuts to federal Medicaid spending and objections to extending lower tax rates for the highest earners, among other concerns.
However, the GOP challenger still faces a steep fundraising climb against Suozzi. The New York Democrat has nearly $5.5 million in his campaign’s war chest compared to LiPetri’s roughly $727,000 cash on hand, according to recent Federal Election Commission filings.
LiPetri said his campaign is among the top fundraisers for GOP challengers nationwide.
"We're gonna keep pushing and raising our money to make sure our message gets out there," LiPetri told Fox News Digital. "People are excited for what's ahead."
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race "Lean Democrat."
Fox News Digital reached out to Suozzi’s campaign before publication.
Vance spars with liberal co-hosts over immigration on 'The View'
Vice President JD Vance joined the women of "The View" on Tuesday and got into it with the co-hosts about immigration, sparring with Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin and taking a shot at the media.
Vance faced questioning on immigration, as well as questions about previous negative statements and assumptions he made about President Donald Trump years ago.
"You talk about moral tradeoffs that result in favoring a strict migration policy without dehumanizing anyone," Navarro said to Vance. "But listen, over 50 people have died in ICE custody. There are thousands of children — 6,200 — that are being held in places like Dilley Detention Center. The people that have visited — I don’t know if you have visited — talk about the subhuman, inhuman conditions, lack of clean water, the lack of medical attention, the lack of education. I would urge you, as a Christian and as a father, to visit those detention centers where the children are being held and make sure that the conditions are up to the values that we hold in this country."
"We have to strike a balance between enforcing laws," Vance said. "We don’t want to dehumanize people. Law enforcement is always inherently not a pretty process. Especially when you deal, sometimes with violent people, with people who are resisting arrest. Some of the people that I have been told by the media were completely peaceful, never violated any laws, you look into the record and find out that those people were actually being violent, or they did have a criminal record. They had a sex traffic conviction."
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Hostin pushed back, arguing a majority of people being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were not criminals and accusing ICE of separating families and using "children as bait."
"You talk about the children," Vance responded. "Here is what I would say. We know that, during the last administration, we had tens of thousands of children who were sex-trafficked by cartels, brought into our country in profoundly dangerous and predatory conditions."
Hostin insisted they talk about the Trump administration.
"Unless you enforce the border, you invite that kind of conduct," Vance continued. "You think it’s inhuman based on the reporting of one person with a political bias, what I’m telling you is that it’s inhumane to allow cartels to sex traffic people across the border."
Navarro argued it wasn't just one person reporting it but conceded that the administration did a "good job closing the border," and Vance thanked her.
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"We're going to get you back Ana," he quipped, as the co-host smirked. Navarro was a Republican prior to Trump's rise to the presidency in 2016. She has since been a vocal supporter of Democrats.
Vance previewed what he hoped to get out of the interview in an interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
"It may be the optimist in me, but I just fundamentally think that most people — not everybody, but most people — even if I disagree with them, you ought to try to have a conversation with them," Vance said.
Asked how he was preparing for the interview, the vice president said he was approaching it as an opportunity for an earnest conversation, even with people whose views differ from his own.
"My job as vice president of the United States is not just to talk to the people who voted for me, it's to talk to the people who didn't vote for me too," said Vance.
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"We're going to go and try to have a good conversation. I hope they meet me halfway. I'm a little skeptical, but we'll see," he added.
Vance's appearance comes after years of criticism from the show's hosts, who have repeatedly targeted both him and his wife since he was tapped as President Donald Trump's running mate.
Fox News' Ashley J. DiMella contributed to this report.
Dan Bongino reveals how the FBI stopped an alleged terror plot built for 'unimaginable' casualties
Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino warned Tuesday that the alleged White House terror plot relied on a "second wave" strategy, in which explosive drones were intended to serve as a distraction before crowds were directed toward snipers.
Speaking on "Fox & Friends," Bongino discussed the planning behind the thwarted attack and what concerns him about future threats.
"This has bothered me for a long time, not just the first wave. You know, you see them when you look back to the Malcolm X shooting, you get the distraction event, and then you get the secondary event," Bongino said.
"Well, when you do that with heavy weapons and drones, you know, the casualties would be unimaginable if something like this weren't disrupted," he added.
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The FBI and its law enforcement partners disrupted the plot, which was meant to target the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn of the White House over the weekend. Major figures, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, were in attendance.
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At least five people were in custody as of Monday, and investigators have noted that at least 23 individuals were potentially involved in the plot, which called for explosive drones to hit buildings near the event, force an evacuation and steer crowds toward a team of snipers. They then expected to storm the White House gates, according to officials.
Investigators revealed the suspects explicitly wanted to target "capitalist elites," billionaires and politicians funded by AIPAC. Bongino warned this language stems from a deeper, dangerous political current.
"Notice the class warfare language amongst the plotters there," Bongino said. "That just, again, speaks to the unbelievably charged political rhetoric in the country and this demonization of people by either their politics or their wealth or their success. So that was disturbing."
Bongino stressed that the technological threat is evolving faster than ever, pointing to modern battlefields as proof. He warned that drones are not a future threat but a current one.
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"This technology is evolving on probably weekly, if not monthly cycles now. And don't think that people looking to commit malicious acts, terrorists and others, haven't picked up on this. It's cheap. It’s very difficult to defeat," he added.
The FBI said it first learned of the plot earlier this month, days before the event, while working with the U.S. Secret Service.
"In the days leading up to this weekend, our special agents, mission support personnel, and technical security teams worked around the clock to identify those responsible and hold them accountable," Secret Service Director Sean Curran said in a statement.
"Equally important to our protective mission is ensuring accountability through the justice system. To that end, our formal comments regarding the specifics of this case will be made through court filings."
Bongino said that the FBI’s scope and capabilities are ready to take on these kinds of threats. He attributed the department’s decision to move away from "political priorities" as having helped realign the organization toward tracking national security threats.
"We’ve seen this before where these things can go down and the FBI, because of its global organization, can make it happen at the snap of the finger," he said, later adding, "That's the benefit of having a global organization with the right priorities and not political priorities."
Fox News Digital’s Sophia Compton contributed to this report.
James Dolan delivered a speech before the playoffs asking the Knicks to gain an edge by denying themselves sex
New York Knicks owner James Dolan wanted his team locked in for the playoffs. He believed this was a team that could end the franchise’s title drought and he was right.
How do you lock in for a run at an NBA Championship? You limit distractions, and you do whatever it takes to get an edge. Whatever it takes, like making sacrifices and asking those around you to do the same.
Before the Knicks playoff run, Dolan sat down with his team and delivered a speech that will go down in history. A speech where he asked the players to be like Spartans and deny themselves sex in order to get that edge.
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"I had this idea that maybe you should give up sex for the next 10 weeks. You don’t have to give up sex for the next 10 weeks, but like Spartans. Do you know what Spartans are? They denied themselves to gain an edge. Get the edge," Dolan said to the team back on April 3.
"Go home, talk to your wives. Don’t tell them you’re not going to have sex, and don’t tell them it was my idea. But let them know what this is going to be like, what your commitment is going to be like."
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This wasn’t a sex ban. This was a reminder that navigating the playoffs isn’t an easy task and it was going to require incredible focus and an edge that can only come from not having enough sex.
Knicks stars Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart shared a clip of the speech on their podcast "The Roommates Show" of the speech and other players have confirmed that sacrifices were made during their historic run.
It’s not as sensational as a 10-week sex ban, but that reminder before the playoffs of what it means to be a champion and what it takes to get there was. Who knew James Dolan had that type of leadership in him?
The Father's Day gift that protects your dad from scammers
You have probably already thought about the usual Father's Day gifts. A golf shirt. A grill tool set. Another gift card that feels easy, but not exactly meaningful. So, here's something worth thinking about this year. Your dad's name, home address, phone number and even your name as his child may already be sitting on dozens of people-search websites. Completely exposed. Visible to anyone with an internet connection and a few minutes to search.
Scammers are not just browsing those sites. They are using them to build detailed profiles. That means they may know where your dad lives, who he is related to and how to make a fake emergency sound real. That is why one of the most useful gifts you can give him this Father's Day may not come in a box.
It is 30 minutes of your time, a few smart privacy steps and a service that helps protect him the other 364 days of the year. Here's what is going on and exactly what you can do about it.
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HOW TO REMOVE YOUR PERSONAL INFO FROM PEOPLE-SEARCH SITES
You don't have to take my word for it. Go to Spokeo, WhitePages, or BeenVerified right now and type in your dad's name. What comes back will probably stop you cold. A typical profile looks something like this:
Robert D. Henderson | Age: 67 | Tampa, FL Also known as: Robert David Henderson Current address: [home address] Previous addresses: 5 records found Phone numbers: 3 found Email addresses: 2 found Relatives: 7 found, including [your name] Profile shown for illustrative purposes.
That's just the preview. The full report costs a few dollars at most. Some of it is completely free. And that "Relatives" field? That's where your name shows up. Linked directly to his profile. The scammer now has a starting point. From here, they start connecting the dots.
Once a scammer has your dad's basic profile, the damage can grow quickly. Data broker sites do more than list current contact information. They can also show address history, estimated household income, property ownership status and a web of family connections.
Here is how scammers can put that information to work.
A phone call may start with, "Hey Dad, it's me. I'm in serious trouble, and I can't tell Mom yet." The scammer may know your name. They may know your city. They may even know he is your father. Suddenly, the call does not sound like a scam. It sounds like a family crisis.
Many banks and financial institutions still rely on knowledge-based verification. That can include a mother's maiden name, a previous address or a city of birth. The problem is that those answers may already be sitting in public data broker profiles. A scammer can call his bank, pretend to be him and answer those questions correctly without ever touching his password.
Data broker profiles often include estimated home value and income range. Those details can come from public property records and marketing databases. If your dad's profile shows a paid-off home and years of stable residence, he may look like a strong target for investment fraud, fake Medicare schemes and government impersonation scams.
When one person's profile is exposed, it can map the whole family network. Your dad's data may lead to your profile. Your profile may lead to his grandchildren. One exposed profile can turn into a family-wide vulnerability.
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According to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, complaints from victims over 60 exceeded 201,000 in 2025, with reported losses topping $7.7 billion, a 59% increase in losses compared to the previous year. The average reported loss for older victims was more than $38,000.
This isn’t like a stolen credit card charge that a bank can reverse. For many older victims, the loss can come from a retirement account or home equity built over decades. Once that money disappears, recovery can be difficult and sometimes impossible.
The FTC documented a more than fourfold increase since 2020 in reports from older adults who say they lost $10,000 or more to impersonation scams. Combined losses reported by older adults who lost more than $100,000 increased eightfold, from $55 million in 2020 to $445 million in 2024.
And because most elder fraud goes unreported, out of embarrassment, confusion, or simply not knowing how, the FTC estimates the real losses experienced by older adults in 2024 could be as high as $81.5 billion. Your dad isn't careless. He's not naive. He's just exposed, and he has no idea.
This is the part that surprises most adult children. Your dad didn't sign up for any of these sites. He didn't consent to having his address history and family members listed publicly. It happened anyway.
Data brokers pull from voter registration records, property tax filings, court documents, old marketing survey responses, loyalty program memberships, phone directories and from each other. None of that required his permission. Once it's in the system, it gets bought, sold, refreshed, and resold constantly.
Even if your dad has never heard of Spokeo or BeenVerified, his profile may already be out there. Social media can make the problem worse. A Facebook account, a tagged photo or a public family connection can give scammers more clues. Add that to a data broker profile, and they may have enough detail to sound like someone who actually knows him.
You can run a quick free scan right now at CyberGuy.com/ to see exactly how much of his information is already out there. Results usually arrive by email within an hour. Most people are shocked by what shows up.
Think of this as something you do with your dad, not just for him. It takes about 30 minutes together, and it's worth more than anything on a store shelf.
Open a browser and go to Spokeo.com, Whitepages.com, and BeenVerified.com. Type in his name and state. Screenshot what you find. That's the baseline, what's visible right now to anyone who's looking. While you're at it, search your own name too. Your profile is his entry point.
Start with the data broker sites that appeared in his search results. Each site should have an opt-out or "Remove My Information" link, although it may be buried in the page footer. Then submit removal requests for the profiles you find. Some sites require email verification. Others may re-list the same information weeks later. A few may make the process frustrating on purpose. Even so, walking through two or three of the biggest sites with your dad can help him see the risk clearly. It also shows him why ongoing protection deserves attention.
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Call his bank together and update the knowledge-based security verification on his account. If the bank still asks for his mother's maiden name or previous address as a verification question, those answers are likely already on a data broker site. The fix is simple: replace them with nonsense answers only he knows and store them somewhere safe. "Mother's maiden name: BlueTractor62." No scammer is finding that answer on a people-search site.
This step costs nothing. It may also be the single most effective thing you do together. Agree on a word or short phrase that only your immediate family knows. If he ever gets a call from someone claiming to be you, or claiming to be calling about you, he asks for the code word. No code word means he hangs up and calls you directly. With advances in AI, scammers can now clone the voices of loved ones, making impersonation calls even harder to detect. A pre-agreed family code word cuts right through that. Scams work by creating panic. A calm, pre-planned protocol eliminates the panic before it starts.
Here's the honest limitation of Steps 1 and 2: they're a snapshot. Data brokers refresh their databases constantly. Information you remove today may quietly reappear in a few months, automatically, without any action on his part or yours. Manual opt-outs don't fix the underlying problem. They just create a temporary gap. The most genuinely useful Father's Day gift isn't a one-time cleanup. It's ongoing protection that runs in the background without either of you having to think about it.
A data removal service can send removal requests to hundreds of data brokers on your dad's behalf. It can also keep checking for his information and send new requests when it reappears.
That ongoing part is key. You can set it up for him, and neither of you has to keep chasing every people-search site one by one.
A family plan may be the smarter option because your exposure is connected to his. If your name appears in your dad's profile, scammers can use that link to target both of you. Covering several family members under one plan can help protect your dad, yourself and other relatives at the same time.
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5 STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCES FROM FAMILY SCAMS
Before you wrap up your visit, leave him with one sentence he can actually remember:
"If anyone ever calls claiming to be me and asking for money, hang up and call me back directly. I will never reach out through an unknown number."
Say it out loud. Make sure he hears it. Then say it again at the end of the visit.
That one instruction can help stop a devastating scam before it starts. It does not require an app, a password or a subscription. It only requires a clear conversation with your dad, which is something you can have this Father's Day.
Your dad's personal information may already be sitting on people-search sites, and he may have no idea it is there. Scammers can use that data to make calls, texts and emails feel much more personal. They may know his address, phone number, relatives' names and even past places he lived. That gives them enough detail to impersonate family members, target his finances or get around weak security questions. That is why a good Father's Day gift can go beyond another shirt, tool set or gift card. Spend 30 minutes with your dad. Search for his information, remove what you can, update his bank security answers and create a family code word. Then consider automated data removal, so his information does not quietly reappear later. The best gift may be the one that helps him avoid the call, text or email that could cost him far more than money down the road.
Have you ever searched your dad's name, or your own, on a people-search site and been surprised by what showed up? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com.
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Popular Tex-Mex chain abruptly shutters remaining restaurants across America amid industry struggles
After more than four decades of serving fajitas, queso and margaritas, On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has said, "adios."
The Dallas-founded Tex-Mex chain is closing all remaining company-owned restaurants nationwide, after years of declining traffic, rising costs and a 2025 bankruptcy filing, the company said.
The move follows the chain's Chapter 11 restructuring in 2025 and subsequent acquisition by Houston-based Pappas Restaurants.
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A statement posted on the restaurant chain's website called it "an incredibly tough decision."
It added, "We are deeply grateful to the guests and team members who supported On the Border for so many years. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey."
OTB Hospitality, the entity created by Pappas Restaurants to operate On the Border locations, told Fox News Digital in a statement that the decision "follows a thorough evaluation of the business and was not made lightly."
The company said it's "evaluating the future of the On the Border brand and exploring a range of strategic options" while focusing on supporting employees affected by the closures.
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The shutdown marks a dramatic fall for a chain founded in Dallas in 1982 that helped popularize Tex-Mex dining across the country.
At its peak, On the Border operated over 150 restaurants and became known for sizzling fajitas, tableside chips and signature margaritas.
The chain's struggles mirror broader challenges facing the casual dining industry, where rising labor costs, inflation and changing consumer habits have put pressure on once-dominant restaurant brands.
"We appreciate the loyalty of our guests and the dedication of our employees over the years," the company said.
On social media, many lamented the loss of On the Border as another casual dining staple casualty.
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One commenter called On the Border "the least 'chain' of chain restaurants. RIP" — while another person simply pointed out what she believed led to its downfall.
"Because y'all screwed up the margarita mix and hot sauce," she wrote.
Not every On the Border restaurant is disappearing.
The company said franchise locations in California, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota and South Korea operate independently and will remain open.
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In recent years, several national chains have closed locations, filed for bankruptcy protection or undergone restructuring efforts.
Yet, even as one Tex-Mex institution fades, another is attempting a comeback.
Chi-Chi's, a chain synonymous with chimichangas and deep-fried ice cream in the 1980s and 1990s, celebrated the opening of its first new location in two decades last October in Minnesota.
Michael McDermott, founder of the new Chi-Chi's and son of one of the original chain's co-founders, told Fox News Digital last year that he's fielded offers from potential franchisees and any expansion will likely "follow the same path that Chi-Chi's did with focusing on the Midwest and East Coast."
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"So, I think there is an opportunity there but, obviously, we've got to make sure this one works."
Dan Dakich rips MLB for warning Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their pride hats: 'Shut up'
Following the news that Major League Baseball stated that members of the San Francisco Giants violated the league's rules by writing Bible verses on their pride hats, Dan Dakich unloaded on the league.
On his "Don't @ Me" show on OutKick Tuesday morning, Dakich ripped the league for its messaging.
"Oh shut up! Isn't it amazing? This is what we worry about in this country. This is the greatest country in the history of the world. If for no other reason, than this is the bulls--t that we have time to worry about," Dakich said.
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Dakich said that he understood why players wouldn't want to wear the hat and had grown "really, really tired of having things thrown in our faces."
"I've grinded through the minor leagues. I get to the big leagues, I can't wait. This is awesome. I'm going to wear the black hat with the brown-orange trim of the San Francisco Giants. Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Barry Bonds. Are you kidding me? And you're giving me one now. I'm wearing what? I ain't wearing it. Or if I'm wearing it, I'm putting a Bible verse next to it because I don't support," he said, also telling MLB to "suck it."
"Quit being so damn soft and demanding on people of your lifestyle. Live your life, baby. Enjoy the hell out of it. Hell, yeah. But quit being so damn whiny when somebody doesn't agree with what it is that you live your life by another player," he added.
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"How is it hate? Now somebody wants to say, well, believing in God doesn't mean you can't be a homosexual, or other people can't be homosexual," Dakich said. "That's for another debate. But how is it hate?"
Starting pitcher Landen Roupp addressed his reasoning for writing a Bible verse on his cap after the game, saying that the verse is about representing "God's covenant."
"It's just about God's covenant and a promise that He makes to us that, you know, His faithfulness and His mercy," Roupp said to reporters. "That's just kind of something I believe in, and I stand firm in that, and I'm thankful we live in a country where, you know, we have the freedom to believe what we want ... and express what we want.
"There's no hate at all. It’s just what I stand for, and what I stand in. I believe in God."
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