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Fiendish Thingy

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16. Meidas is not a news source, they are a clickbait site

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 02:20 PM

Mar 26

Yes, the information in their videos may be accurate, but it is filtered/altered with emotional trigger words to induce the viewer to keep watching and click on more of their videos generating more ad revenue.

As others have noted, they make a 10 second story into a 10 minute video.

Bottom line, they are a business, and their business is manipulating viewers emotions on political issues to get clicks and generate revenue. This is true of Occupy Democrats, the Lincoln Project, Glen Kirchner, and many others.

It will be interesting to see how the Never Trumper sites pivot in the near future, probably right after the midterms. Trump will never again be on the ballot, and the Never Trumpers will likely want to find a lane for conservatives to reclaim power. If Liz Cheney decides to run in 2028, I expect Meidas, Lincoln Project and others to back her.

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How reliable is meidas touch? [View all] drray23 Mar 26 OP

MAJOR hyperbole in every headline mr715 Mar 26 #1

I loved them at first. I was one of the subscribers that helped them to reach their first million. HOWEVER... QueerDuck Mar 26 #4

I want to say they made good ads. mr715 Mar 26 #5

The Lincoln Project may be what you are thinking with the political ads. niyad Mar 26 #28

It is, you are correct. mr715 Mar 26 #32

Yes. The hyperbole and clickbaiting is annoying as hell. That said, they BASE their stories on true hlthe2b Mar 26 #23

I googled it, and this is what showed: Escurumbele Mar 26 #46

Other media outlets are also reporting the damage of wnylib Mar 27 #57

If you're waiting for the lickspittle corporate media to corroborate EYESORE 9001 Mar 26 #2

Not especially, at least according to this: Ocelot II Mar 26 #3

Also according to that, MS NOW is more biased than Fox News. W_HAMILTON Mar 26 #7

They are very reliable obamanut2012 Mar 26 #10

I do find there is at least some level of truthful reporting upon which they base their videos, but hlthe2b Mar 26 #26

So out of curiosity, did you know we (usa) has abandoned 13 bases because of drone attacks? questionseverything Mar 26 #35

THey have a former military official who has a show on the network who just retruned from hlthe2b Mar 26 #37

I hadn't seen it before this video, I think mt is a pretty important website questionseverything Mar 26 #39

I think their titles alone probably earned their rating based on their criteria hlthe2b Mar 26 #25

13 US bases 'uninhabitable' after Iran strikes -- New York Times reporting this. Is that better for you? OhioBack2Blue Mar 26 #6

Clickbait site run by Never-Trump conservatives. Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 26 #8

That doesn't make them wrong. W_HAMILTON Mar 26 #12

Meidas is not a news source, they are a clickbait site Fiendish Thingy Mar 26 #16

"Yes, the information in their videos may be accurate" W_HAMILTON Mar 26 #18

Your argument is that they are a business? blue-wave Mar 26 #21

Many people perceive these sites as Public Service/Activist organizations Fiendish Thingy Mar 26 #34

I still see nothing in your comments blue-wave Mar 27 #48

This thread isn't about the blue wave in November Fiendish Thingy Mar 27 #53

Well said...There is one goal only, that of helping the USA become what it was and better, and to do that we must get ri Escurumbele Mar 26 #47

Thank you blue-wave Mar 27 #49

Some of the newer 'hires' maybe but not the Meidas Brothers. They have always been Dems. hlthe2b Mar 26 #27

I do not believe you are correct about Meidas RussBLib Mar 26 #40

Clickbait is content that uses trigger words to get you to click Fiendish Thingy Mar 26 #44

actually, Ben and his brothers aren't the prototype anti-Trumpers. bigtree Mar 27 #51

Are you going to correct this? dpibel Mar 27 #54

Yes, they are reliable obamanut2012 Mar 26 #9

There's an LBN thread on this (the bases, not Meidas Touch) with an article fron the NYT.. Princess Turandot Mar 26 #11

It has joined the YouTube Clickbait Wars. MineralMan Mar 26 #13

"ALL HELL IS BREAKING LOOSE." ruet Mar 26 #14

The substance is usually good but the hype is not Justice Mar 26 #15

But... czarjak Mar 26 #17

The big yellow arrow, all caps and multiple exclamation points flvegan Mar 26 #19

I've found them to be VERY reliable. ABC123Easy Mar 26 #20

I will never click on one of those overly dramatic vids mcar Mar 26 #22

MTN is very good but the headlines are max clickbait. Substance is good though. 617Blue Mar 26 #24

Their information is good, but their headlines are exaggerated to the point of distortion. Wednesdays Mar 26 #29

They are appealing to a certain demographic. SalviaBlue Mar 26 #30

The affiliated channels are very good PJMcK Mar 26 #31

I am not a fan. boston bean Mar 26 #33

The tactics everyone is complaining about have gotten them 2x as many listeners as Joe Rogan. Scrivener7 Mar 26 #36

I trust them purr-rat beauty Mar 26 #38

They are Greg_In_SF Mar 26 #41

Mixed bag. carpetbagger Mar 26 #42

Meidas is very reliable. They report what is already published. Nothing fake. Doodley Mar 26 #43

It's clickbait but what they actually report is the truth JI7 Mar 26 #45

a little clickbaity bigtree Mar 27 #50

I think their content is fine AZProgressive Mar 27 #52

There's truth in their videos, but the headlines are pretty much bullshit. Iggo Mar 27 #55

I don't view Medias Touch as it reminds me of Occupy Democrats with the clickbait titles Niagara Mar 27 #56

Yeah, it has an Occupy Democrats vibe LeftInTX Mar 27 #58

They are not usually part of my news diet for many of the reasons mentioned. n/t demmiblue Mar 27 #59