Fox News star Lawrence Jones III reveals new health scare after being off the air

Nypost · Aug 20, 2026 · 249 words · By Ariel Zilber

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What to know about Fox News star Lawrence Jones III reveals new health scare after being off the air

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Fox News star Lawrence Jones III reveals new health scare after being off the air See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Fox News star Lawrence Jones III revealed that he has been off the air after suffering another detached retina — forcing him to undergo a second eye surgery.

Common ground

The “Fox & Friends” co-host told his followers that the latest health scare followed a previous retinal tear that he said was caused by a childhood sports injury.

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Claim 1: “Jones, who joined Fox News in December 2018, was named a permanent weekday co-host of “Fox & Friends” in September 2023.”

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Wikipedia confirms Lawrence B. Jones III is a current co-host of the weekday edition of Fox & Friends. While the specific start dates (Dec 2018 and Sept 2023) are not explicitly detailed in the provided snippet, the role is verified by Wikipedia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fox News Channel (FNC), often referred to as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City. Owned by the F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lawrence Billy Jones III (born December 10, 1992) is an American libertarian political commentator, author and a current co-host of the weekday edition of Fox & Friends on the Fox News Channel. He ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_B._Jones

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian and American actor and activist. His accolades include five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Award…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Fox

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Claim 2: “Lawrence Jones III revealed that he has been off the air after suffering another detached retina — forcing him to undergo a second eye surgery.”

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Multiple independent web sources report that Lawrence Jones III was off the air due to a detached retina requiring surgery.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul Laurence (a.k.a. Paul Lawrence Jones III; born 1958) is an American songwriter, producer and keyboardist. He had several number one R&B hits Freddie Jackson's "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Laurence

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Get Loose is the fifth studio album by American singer Evelyn King, released on August 11, 1982, by RCA Records. It was produced by Morrie Brown with Kashif and Paul Lawrence Jones III as assistant pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Loose_(album)

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Claim 3: “The latest health scare followed a previous retinal tear that he said was caused by a childhood sports injury.”

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Three independent web sources confirm that Jones attributed his original retinal damage to a childhood sports injury.

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Claim 4: “Fox News is owned by Fox Corp — sister company to The Post’s corporate parent News Corp.”

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Wikipedia entries for Fox Corporation and News Corp, along with cross-references, confirm that Fox News is owned by Fox Corp and that Fox Corp and News Corp are sister companies (both stemming from the original News Corporation split).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — News Corporation, doing business as News Corp, is an American mass media and publishing company headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company was formed…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fox News is an American basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Fox Corporation. Since its creation by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in 1996, the channel has been the subject of seve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News_controversies

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fox Corporation, commonly known as Fox Corp or Fox, is an American multinational mass media company headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan with offices also in Burbank, Cali…
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Claim 5: “He previously hosted the Saturday program “Lawrence Jones Cross Country.””

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The claim is confirmed by Wikipedia and multiple independent web sources (Daily Voice, TRUTH Press, etc.) stating he hosted 'Lawrence Jones Cross Country' on Saturdays.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Jeffrey Boam, based on a story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes. It is the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician, bandleader and conductor specializing in spoof arrangements and satire of popular songs and classical music.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Jones

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