# How Can I Search the Secret FBI Watchlist?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-the-secret-fbi-watchlist/966495>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 20, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-the-secret-fbi-watchlist/966495 "2022-06-20T12:50:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-the-secret-fbi-watchlist/966495/1 "2022-06-20T12:50:36Z")

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Apparently some sort of secret FBI watch list was accidentally disclosed and is now online. I searched for it, but the site I went to started asking me a lot of questions making me think it is some sort of scam.

**Does anyone have a link to a legit site?**

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-the-secret-fbi-watchlist/966495/2 "2022-06-20T15:36:13Z")

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Well, no. But even if I did, I don’t think it would be wise to post a link on the Internet. Even it it’s now public, the fibbies would likely make life uncomfortable.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-the-secret-fbi-watchlist/966495/3 "2022-06-20T21:38:51Z")

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**Moderator Action**

To be honest, I have no idea if this is legal or not. Either way, it seems like it has the potential to get us sued, so out of an abundance of caution, I am going to close this.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-the-secret-fbi-watchlist/966495/4 "2022-06-20T21:38:58Z")

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