fool.com
As of Nov 9, 2026, fool.com's ads.txt lists 218 seller lines across 50 ad systems, its robots.txt blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot, CCBot, and Bytespider, and its DMARC policy is reject.
Checked daily since Oct 31, 2026. JSON. Link to this check. Run this site? Remove or correct this report.
Checked Nov 9, 2026, 23:14 UTC
| File | Status | What the robot saw | Same since |
|---|---|---|---|
| ads.txt | REMOVED | 218 seller lines, 50 ad systems. 3 changes since Nov 6. See the changes | 2026-11-06 |
| app-ads.txt | NOT_FOUND | Not found. The site answered 404. | 2026-11-03, first check |
| sellers.json | NOT_FOUND | Not found. The site answered 404. 16 lines have no matching seller at appnexus.com, blis.com, freewheel.tv, google.com, and 3 more. Evidence 85 lines not judged: the ad system's sellers.json could not be read. | 2026-11-05, first check |
| robots.txt | SUCCESS | 4 rules for 4 AI crawlers. Blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot, CCBot, and Bytespider. | 2026-11-06, first check |
| llms.txt | SUCCESS | Published. Title: The Motley Fool. | 2026-11-06, first check |
| DMARC | SUCCESS | p=reject. Reports on. | 2026-11-06, first check |
| MTA-STS | NOT_FOUND | Not found. The site answered 404. | 2026-11-06, first check |
| BIMI | SUCCESS | Logo record published. | 2026-11-06, first check |
| security.txt | NOT_FOUND | Not found. The site answered 404. | 2026-11-06, first check |
3 changes since Oct 31
ads.txt sellers on Nov 6.
ads.txt sellers on Nov 6.
ads.txt sellers on Nov 6.
See before and after
fool.com changed its ad sellers on Nov 6. Publisher Watch finds changes like this across 8,118 publishers. One email a day.
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These are the site's own public files, as fetched, with the date. The robot reports what is published. It does not judge compliance, approval, or intent. A failed fetch is a failed fetch, never a missing file.
Not checked: anything behind a login, account settings, or private feeds. Whether crawlers obey robots.txt. Business deals: a file line is not a contract.
Changed today
| abcnews4.com | ADDED | New ads.txt seller: video.unrulymedia.com | 00:28 UTC |
| abcnews4.com | ADDED | New ads.txt seller: thebrave.io | 00:28 UTC |
| abcnews4.com | ADDED | New ads.txt seller: smartadserver.com | 00:28 UTC |
| abcnews4.com | ADDED | New ads.txt seller: sharethrough.com | 00:28 UTC |