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Common questions
Is fark.com legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns fark.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for fark.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
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The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
Registered 1997 · AboutUs's live check was blocked by the site's bot protection
Fark.com is a news aggregator and edited social networking site that curates and publishes user-submitted news stories. It receives approximately 2,000 news submissions daily from its readership and presents them alongside community discussion.
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Sep 23, 1997 — 29 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Cloudflare, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 1, 2026).
checked Oct 3, 2026
The site names Fark, Inc as the organisation behind it.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The live front page reads as a community or social site that publishes free content supported by ads, mainly for a general audience.
Authority 78/100— ahead of 78% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
78 is a percentile: higher than 78% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #21,426)+8
Verified continuity: 29.1 years (RDAP registration)+11
Identity corroboration (capped)+4
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+14
Model score: 40/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 78/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
What fark.com said about itself, 2006–2009
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (2 versions). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Interesting, bizarre and amusing news stories, along with regular photo manipulation contests.
2009
The first thing you should know is that Fark.com isn't a Weblog. Fark.com, the Web site, is a news aggregator and an edited social networking news site. Every day Fark receives 2,000 or so news submissions from its readership.rewritten
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
1997
Domain registered (Sep 23, 1997).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 18 times through 2009.
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
✓ domain continuity 29 years registered– live check blocked the site's bot protection turned the check away Oct 26, 2026
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 66 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 66 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
Lifeline · fark.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 29 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Jul 5, 2011 · no ownership change on record since 2007 · last checked Oct 17, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredSep 23, 1997fark.com was registered on Sep 23, 1997.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Jan 20, 2009An AboutUs wiki page described fark.com from Jun 20, 2006 to Jan 20, 2009 (18 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Interesting, bizarre and amusing news stories, along with regular photo manipulation contests.”
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLCNetwork Solutions, LLCJul 5, 2011 – Oct 7, 2023Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for fark.com, from Jul 5, 2011 to Oct 7, 2023.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)Cloudflare, Inc.
Ownership
Ownership recordsJun 4, 2007 – Jun 21, 2026Registration records for fark.com are held from Jun 4, 2007 to Jun 21, 2026 (520 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2007–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: bit0.com, fark.comNameservers: bit0.com, fark.comJun 4, 2007 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed bit0.com, fark.com nameservers (ns1.bit0.com, ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) for fark.com from Jun 4, 2007 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptApr 6, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 44 certificates for fark.com from Apr 6, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 22, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (28)
Sep 23, 1997Registration: fark.com was registered on Sep 23, 1997.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
Jun 20, 2006 – Jan 20, 2009AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described fark.com from Jun 20, 2006 to Jan 20, 2009 (18 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Interesting, bizarre and amusing news stories, along with regular photo manipulation contests.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jun 4, 2007 – Jun 21, 2026Ownership: Registration records for fark.com are held from Jun 4, 2007 to Jun 21, 2026 (520 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jun 4, 2007 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed bit0.com, fark.com nameservers (ns1.bit0.com, ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) for fark.com from Jun 4, 2007 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 1, 2009“The first thing you should know is that Fark.com isn't a Weblog. Fark.com, the Web site, is a news aggregator and an edited social networking news site. Every day Fark receives 2,000 or so news submissions from its read…”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Said about itself in 2009Jul 1, 2009“The first thing you should know is that Fark.com isn't a Weblog. Fark.com, the Web site, is a news aggregator and an edited social networking news site. Every day Fark receives 2,000 or so news submissions from its read…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2009
Current AboutUs recordJun 17, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Cloudflare, Inc.
Nov 10, 2023 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)
Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. (IANA 1910) in the registration data recorded, first on Nov 10, 2023 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
Nameservers: bit0.com, fark.comOct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2016bit0.com, fark.com (ns1.bit0.com, ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) were the nameservers listed for fark.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: bit0.com, fark.comApr 2, 2016 – Jul 31, 2017Registration records listed bit0.com, fark.com nameservers (ns1.bit0.com, ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) for fark.com from Apr 2, 2016 to Jul 31, 2017. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nameservers: fark.comAug 22, 2017 – Apr 2, 2018Registration records listed fark.com nameservers (ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) for fark.com from Aug 22, 2017 to Apr 2, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to fark.comAug 22, 2017fark.com's nameservers moved from bit0.com, fark.com to fark.com between Jul 31, 2017 and Aug 22, 2017. Last seen at bit0.com, fark.com: Jul 31, 2017 (registration record). First seen at fark.com: Aug 22, 2017 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: fark.comApr 3, 2018fark.com (ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) were the nameservers listed for fark.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: fark.comApr 4, 2018 – Jun 28, 2019Registration records listed fark.com nameservers (ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) for fark.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 28, 2019. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nameservers: digitalocean.comJul 7, 2019 – Dec 8, 2022Registration records listed digitalocean.com nameservers (ns1.digitalocean.com, ns2.digitalocean.com, ns3.digitalocean.com) for fark.com from Jul 7, 2019 to Dec 8, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to digitalocean.comJul 7, 2019fark.com's nameservers moved from fark.com to digitalocean.com between Jun 28, 2019 and Jul 7, 2019. Last seen at fark.com: Jun 28, 2019 (registration record). First seen at digitalocean.com: Jul 7, 2019 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: vultr.comDec 28, 2022 – Jan 4, 2023Registration records listed vultr.com nameservers (ns1.vultr.com, ns2.vultr.com) for fark.com from Dec 28, 2022 to Jan 4, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to vultr.comDec 28, 2022fark.com's nameservers moved from digitalocean.com to vultr.com between Dec 8, 2022 and Dec 28, 2022. Last seen at digitalocean.com: Dec 8, 2022 (registration record). First seen at vultr.com: Dec 28, 2022 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: digitalocean.comJan 21, 2023 – Feb 26, 2023Registration records listed digitalocean.com nameservers (ns1.digitalocean.com, ns2.digitalocean.com, ns3.digitalocean.com) for fark.com from Jan 21, 2023 to Feb 26, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to digitalocean.comJan 21, 2023fark.com's nameservers moved from vultr.com to digitalocean.com between Jan 4, 2023 and Jan 21, 2023. Last seen at vultr.com: Jan 4, 2023 (registration record). First seen at digitalocean.com: Jan 21, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: vultr.comMar 2, 2023 – Sep 17, 2023Registration records listed vultr.com nameservers (ns1.vultr.com, ns2.vultr.com) for fark.com from Mar 2, 2023 to Sep 17, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to vultr.comMar 2, 2023fark.com's nameservers moved from digitalocean.com to vultr.com between Feb 26, 2023 and Mar 2, 2023. Last seen at digitalocean.com: Feb 26, 2023 (registration record). First seen at vultr.com: Mar 2, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: CloudflareNameservers: CloudflareOct 7, 2023 – Jun 21, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (abdullah.ns.cloudflare.com, elisabeth.ns.cloudflare.com) for fark.com from Oct 7, 2023 to Jun 21, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareOct 7, 2023fark.com's nameservers moved from vultr.com to Cloudflare between Sep 17, 2023 and Oct 7, 2023. Last seen at vultr.com: Sep 17, 2023 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Oct 7, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 24, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 24, 2026: abdullah.ns.cloudflare.com, elisabeth.ns.cloudflare.com. DNSSEC signed on Sep 24, 2026.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 24, 2026
Google Trust Services
Jul 26, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)
Google Trust Services issued 7 certificates for fark.com from Jul 26, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 9, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 17, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 17, 2026
AboutUs record:
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2009
Jul 5, 2011 – Oct 7, 2023Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for fark.com, from Jul 5, 2011 to Oct 7, 2023.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2016Zone file: bit0.com, fark.com (ns1.bit0.com, ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) were the nameservers listed for fark.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 2, 2016 – Jul 31, 2017Zone file: Registration records listed bit0.com, fark.com nameservers (ns1.bit0.com, ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) for fark.com from Apr 2, 2016 to Jul 31, 2017. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 22, 2017 – Apr 2, 2018Zone file: Registration records listed fark.com nameservers (ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) for fark.com from Aug 22, 2017 to Apr 2, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 22, 2017Zone file: fark.com's nameservers moved from bit0.com, fark.com to fark.com between Jul 31, 2017 and Aug 22, 2017. Last seen at bit0.com, fark.com: Jul 31, 2017 (registration record). First seen at fark.com: Aug 22, 2017 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Apr 3, 2018Zone file: fark.com (ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) were the nameservers listed for fark.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 4, 2018 – Jun 28, 2019Zone file: Registration records listed fark.com nameservers (ns1.fark.com, ns2.fark.com) for fark.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 28, 2019. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 7, 2019 – Dec 8, 2022Zone file: Registration records listed digitalocean.com nameservers (ns1.digitalocean.com, ns2.digitalocean.com, ns3.digitalocean.com) for fark.com from Jul 7, 2019 to Dec 8, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 7, 2019Zone file: fark.com's nameservers moved from fark.com to digitalocean.com between Jun 28, 2019 and Jul 7, 2019. Last seen at fark.com: Jun 28, 2019 (registration record). First seen at digitalocean.com: Jul 7, 2019 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Dec 28, 2022 – Jan 4, 2023Zone file: Registration records listed vultr.com nameservers (ns1.vultr.com, ns2.vultr.com) for fark.com from Dec 28, 2022 to Jan 4, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Dec 28, 2022Zone file: fark.com's nameservers moved from digitalocean.com to vultr.com between Dec 8, 2022 and Dec 28, 2022. Last seen at digitalocean.com: Dec 8, 2022 (registration record). First seen at vultr.com: Dec 28, 2022 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jan 21, 2023 – Feb 26, 2023Zone file: Registration records listed digitalocean.com nameservers (ns1.digitalocean.com, ns2.digitalocean.com, ns3.digitalocean.com) for fark.com from Jan 21, 2023 to Feb 26, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 21, 2023Zone file: fark.com's nameservers moved from vultr.com to digitalocean.com between Jan 4, 2023 and Jan 21, 2023. Last seen at vultr.com: Jan 4, 2023 (registration record). First seen at digitalocean.com: Jan 21, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Mar 2, 2023 – Sep 17, 2023Zone file: Registration records listed vultr.com nameservers (ns1.vultr.com, ns2.vultr.com) for fark.com from Mar 2, 2023 to Sep 17, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Mar 2, 2023Zone file: fark.com's nameservers moved from digitalocean.com to vultr.com between Feb 26, 2023 and Mar 2, 2023. Last seen at digitalocean.com: Feb 26, 2023 (registration record). First seen at vultr.com: Mar 2, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Oct 7, 2023 – Jun 21, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (abdullah.ns.cloudflare.com, elisabeth.ns.cloudflare.com) for fark.com from Oct 7, 2023 to Jun 21, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Oct 7, 2023Zone file: fark.com's nameservers moved from vultr.com to Cloudflare between Sep 17, 2023 and Oct 7, 2023. Last seen at vultr.com: Sep 17, 2023 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Oct 7, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nov 10, 2023 – Oct 26, 2026Registrar: Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. (IANA 1910) in the registration data recorded, first on Nov 10, 2023 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
Apr 6, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 44 certificates for fark.com from Apr 6, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 22, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 17, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 26, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 7 certificates for fark.com from Jul 26, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 9, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 17, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 17, 2026
Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 24, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 24, 2026: abdullah.ns.cloudflare.com, elisabeth.ns.cloudflare.com. DNSSEC signed on Sep 24, 2026.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 24, 2026