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

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

MAJOR hyperbole in every headline mr715 Yesterday #1

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

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

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

It is, you are correct. mr715 Yesterday #32

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

I googled it, and this is what showed: Escurumbele 21 hrs ago #46

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

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

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

They are very reliable obamanut2012 Yesterday #10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I still see nothing in your comments blue-wave 7 hrs ago #48

This thread isn't about the blue wave in November Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs 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 21 hrs ago #47

Thank you blue-wave 7 hrs ago #49

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

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

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

actually, Ben and his brothers aren't the prototype anti-Trumpers. bigtree 7 hrs ago #51

Are you going to correct this? dpibel 5 hrs ago #54

Yes, they are reliable obamanut2012 Yesterday #9

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

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

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

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

But... czarjak Yesterday #17

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

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

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

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

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

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

The affiliated channels are very good PJMcK Yesterday #31

I am not a fan. boston bean Yesterday #33

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

I trust them purr-rat beauty Yesterday #38

They are Greg_In_SF Yesterday #41

Mixed bag. carpetbagger Yesterday #42

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

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

a little clickbaity bigtree 7 hrs ago #50

I think their content is fine AZProgressive 7 hrs ago #52

There's truth in their videos, but the headlines are pretty much bullshit. Iggo 5 hrs ago #55