SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~Washington, D.C. 20549~~

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of ~~The Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~The ofSecurities ~~Report:~~Exchange ~~July 18,~~Act ~~2002 (Date~~ of ~~earliest event reported)~~ 1934

USDate ~~SEARCH.COM Inc. (exact name~~ of ~~registrant~~Report: asJuly ~~specified~~18, ~~in its charter)~~ 2002

~~000-26149 Commission~~(Date ~~File~~of ~~Number~~earliest event reported)

US SEARCH.COM Inc.

(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

000-26149

Commission File Number

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

95-4504143
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5401 Beethoven Street ~~Los Angeles, CA 90066 (Address of Principal executive offices, including zip code)~~

~~(310) 302-6300 (Registrant's telephone number~~Los Angeles, ~~including~~CA ~~area code)~~ 90066

(Address of Principal ~~Item~~ executive ~~5. Other~~offices, ~~Events~~ including zip code)

~~On July 22, 2002, US SEARCH.com Inc., a Delaware corporation~~ (~~"US SEARCH"~~310)~~, announced the conversion of its previously issued 8% Convertible Promissory~~ ~~Notes and Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock and certain other information. A copy of US SEARCH's press release announcing this information is attached as~~ Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes "safe harbor" language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, indicating that certain statements about the Company's business and other matters contained in the press release are "forward302-looking" rather than "historic." The press release also states that a more thorough discussion of certain factors which may affect the Company's operating results is included, among other sections, under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's Annual Report, as amended, on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 and the Company's Quarterly Report, as amended, on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (http://www.sec.gov). 6300

(Registrant’s telephone ~~Item 7. Financial Statements~~number, ~~Pro~~including ~~Forma~~area ~~Financial Information and Exhibits.~~ code)

~~* *~~Item *5. *Other * Events

On August 6, 2002, US SEARCH.com Inc., a Delaware corporation (“US SEARCH”), announced its second quarter earnings for ~~SIGNATURES~~ fiscal year 2002, including a balance sheet giving effect, on a pro forma basis, to the conversion into common stock of the 8% Convertible Promissory Notes in the principal amount of $14.2 million. A copy of US SEARCH’s press release announcing this information is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes “safe harbor” language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, indicating that certain statements about the Company’s business and other matters contained in the press release are “forward-looking” rather than “historic.” The press release also states that a more thorough discussion of certain factors which may affect the Company’s operating results is included, among other sections, under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report, as amended, on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 and the Company’s Quarterly Report, as amended, on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (http://www.sec.gov).

~~Pursuant~~Item to7. ~~the~~Financial ~~requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~Statements, asPro ~~amended,~~Forma ~~the~~Financial ~~Registrant~~Information ~~has~~and ~~duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized,~~ Exhibits.

		US SEARCH.com Inc.
Date: July 22, 2002		By:		/s/ BRENT N. COHEN Name: Brent N. Cohen Title: Chief Executive Officer

~~QuickLinks~~99.1 Press Release dated August 6, 2002.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized,

	US SEARCH.com Inc.

Date: August 6, 2002	By: /s/ BRENT N. COHEN
	Name: Brent N. Cohen
	Title: Chief Executive Officer

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