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Ocelot II

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3. Not especially, at least according to this:

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:56 PM

20 hrs ago

https://adfontesmedia.com/meidastouch-podcast-bias-and-reliability/

They offer political commentaries, not objective news reports. And their video titles are annoyingly tendentious.

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How reliable is meidas touch? [View all] drray23 20 hrs ago OP

MAJOR hyperbole in every headline mr715 20 hrs ago #1

I loved them at first. I was one of the subscribers that helped them to reach their first million. HOWEVER... QueerDuck 20 hrs ago #4

I want to say they made good ads. mr715 19 hrs ago #5

The Lincoln Project may be what you are thinking with the political ads. niyad 18 hrs ago #28

It is, you are correct. mr715 18 hrs ago #32

Yes. The hyperbole and clickbaiting is annoying as hell. That said, they BASE their stories on true hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #23

I googled it, and this is what showed: Escurumbele 15 hrs ago #46

If you're waiting for the lickspittle corporate media to corroborate EYESORE 9001 20 hrs ago #2

Not especially, at least according to this: Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #3

Also according to that, MS NOW is more biased than Fox News. W_HAMILTON 19 hrs ago #7

They are very reliable obamanut2012 19 hrs ago #10

I do find there is at least some level of truthful reporting upon which they base their videos, but hlthe2b 18 hrs ago #26

So out of curiosity, did you know we (usa) has abandoned 13 bases because of drone attacks? questionseverything 18 hrs ago #35

THey have a former military official who has a show on the network who just retruned from hlthe2b 18 hrs ago #37

I hadn't seen it before this video, I think mt is a pretty important website questionseverything 18 hrs ago #39

I think their titles alone probably earned their rating based on their criteria hlthe2b 18 hrs ago #25

13 US bases 'uninhabitable' after Iran strikes -- New York Times reporting this. Is that better for you? OhioBack2Blue 19 hrs ago #6

Clickbait site run by Never-Trump conservatives. Nt Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #8

That doesn't make them wrong. W_HAMILTON 19 hrs ago #12

Meidas is not a news source, they are a clickbait site Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #16

"Yes, the information in their videos may be accurate" W_HAMILTON 19 hrs ago #18

Your argument is that they are a business? blue-wave 19 hrs ago #21

Many people perceive these sites as Public Service/Activist organizations Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #34

I still see nothing in your comments blue-wave 1 hr ago #48

This thread isn't about the blue wave in November Fiendish Thingy 15 min ago #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 15 hrs ago #47

Thank you blue-wave 1 hr ago #49

Some of the newer 'hires' maybe but not the Meidas Brothers. They have always been Dems. hlthe2b 18 hrs ago #27

I do not believe you are correct about Meidas RussBLib 18 hrs ago #40

Clickbait is content that uses trigger words to get you to click Fiendish Thingy 17 hrs ago #44

actually, Ben and his brothers aren't the prototype anti-Trumpers. bigtree 54 min ago #51

Yes, they are reliable obamanut2012 19 hrs ago #9

There's an LBN thread on this (the bases, not Meidas Touch) with an article fron the NYT.. Princess Turandot 19 hrs ago #11

It has joined the YouTube Clickbait Wars. MineralMan 19 hrs ago #13

"ALL HELL IS BREAKING LOOSE." ruet 19 hrs ago #14

The substance is usually good but the hype is not Justice 19 hrs ago #15

But... czarjak 19 hrs ago #17

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

I've found them to be VERY reliable. ABC123Easy 19 hrs ago #20

I will never click on one of those overly dramatic vids mcar 19 hrs ago #22

MTN is very good but the headlines are max clickbait. Substance is good though. 617Blue 18 hrs ago #24

Their information is good, but their headlines are exaggerated to the point of distortion. Wednesdays 18 hrs ago #29

They are appealing to a certain demographic. SalviaBlue 18 hrs ago #30

The affiliated channels are very good PJMcK 18 hrs ago #31

I am not a fan. boston bean 18 hrs ago #33

The tactics everyone is complaining about have gotten them 2x as many listeners as Joe Rogan. Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #36

I trust them purr-rat beauty 18 hrs ago #38

They are Greg_In_SF 18 hrs ago #41

Mixed bag. carpetbagger 17 hrs ago #42

Meidas is very reliable. They report what is already published. Nothing fake. Doodley 17 hrs ago #43

It's clickbait but what they actually report is the truth JI7 17 hrs ago #45

a little clickbaity bigtree 57 min ago #50

I think their content is fine AZProgressive 51 min ago #52