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Fiendish Thingy

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34. Many people perceive these sites as Public Service/Activist organizations

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 03:34 PM

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And some started out that way, but as the post-Trump era approaches, their model has shifted to focus on revenue generation, rather than activism.

But you are the one who is supposed to make the decision of who can and who can't have a social media channel that makes a living for them?

Where did I say that? They are free to run any legal business they want, and I am free to criticize it.

Most Americans get their news from social media, and that is not a good thing.

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

MAJOR hyperbole in every headline mr715 Thursday #1

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

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

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

It is, you are correct. mr715 Thursday #32

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

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

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

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

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

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

They are very reliable obamanut2012 Thursday #10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

That doesn't make them wrong. W_HAMILTON Thursday #12

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

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

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

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

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

This thread isn't about the blue wave in November Fiendish Thingy Friday #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 Thursday #47

Thank you blue-wave Friday #49

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

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

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

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

Are you going to correct this? dpibel Friday #54

Yes, they are reliable obamanut2012 Thursday #9

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

It has joined the YouTube Clickbait Wars. MineralMan Thursday #13

"ALL HELL IS BREAKING LOOSE." ruet Thursday #14

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

But... czarjak Thursday #17

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

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

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

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

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

They are appealing to a certain demographic. SalviaBlue Thursday #30

The affiliated channels are very good PJMcK Thursday #31

I am not a fan. boston bean Thursday #33

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

I trust them purr-rat beauty Thursday #38

They are Greg_In_SF Thursday #41

Mixed bag. carpetbagger Thursday #42

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

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

a little clickbaity bigtree Friday #50

I think their content is fine AZProgressive Friday #52

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

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

Yeah, it has an Occupy Democrats vibe LeftInTX Friday #58

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