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The widely circulated line “Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had” is attributed to late Wharton professor William T. Kelley by his friend Frank DiPrima and appears in numerous secon...
The claim that wears adult diapers traces to a mix of uncorroborated anecdotes, decades-old digitally circulated images, and that morphed into a meme and then a real-world trolling gesture by supporte...
MeidasTouch is a high-profile progressive digital news and podcast network that has produced viral reporting and opinion content — including publishing a 2010 Jeffrey Epstein deposition clip in July 2...
Public reporting documents repeated allegations and videos suggesting Pete Hegseth drank while working at Fox News and that senators questioned him about “heavy drinking” during his 14 January 2025 co...
has not demonstrably in the sense of renewed public endorsement or political alignment; instead, since he has offered a mix of damning testimony, later allegations that , and selective conciliatory re...
Before founding MeidasTouch, the three Meiselas brothers brought distinct professional resumes: Ben Meiselas was a practicing civil litigator and partner at Geragos & Geragos who handled high‑profile ...
MeidasTouch is a real organization that began as a politically active group of three brothers and has evolved into a prominent progressive media network with a stated mission and a focus on criticizin...
MeidasTouch is funded primarily through small-dollar grassroots donations, merchandise and ad revenue as a media network, and has an affiliated political arm — a Super PAC/committee — that reports don...
MeidasTouch is a progressive, self-described “pro‑democracy” media network that launched in 2020 and grew from viral anti‑Trump ad campaigns into a hybrid operation combining a news network, subscript...
MeidasTouch has faced repeated scrutiny over its funding and spending practices: OpenSecrets reports the MeidasTouch PAC raised $2.72 million in the 2021–2022 cycle , and Rolling Stone criticized the ...
MeidasTouch was founded in March 2020 by three brothers: . The three bring legal, video-production, and marketing skill sets to the operation, and reporting highlights both rapid audience growth and q...
Reports disagree on how much Crystal Terese Wilsey’s online fundraisers have collected: multiple outlets say a GiveSendGo page tied to supporter Tom Hennessy has raised six-figure sums — figures repor...
The MeidasTouch Network is a U.S.-based, founded by the Meiselas brothers that began as an anti‑Trump political effort and expanded into a hybrid media, membership and political-action model producing...
Charlie Kirk has repeatedly made remarks about Mexicans and Mexican identity that range from mocking cultural stereotypes to advocating hardline immigration measures, and he has tied Mexican immigrati...
Charlie Kirk publicly made comments implying he would question or prefer not to receive medical care from certain people described by race, gender and sexual orientation — including lines reported as ...
MeidasTouch Network (MTN) is presented in its own "About Us" material and multiple public posts as founded and run by the three Meiselas brothers — Ben, Brett, and Jordy (Jordie) Meiselas — with Ben f...
MeidasTouch’s most contentious work centers on a handful of high‑visibility political videos and ad campaigns — notably “Trump Kills US,” the early “Are You Better Off?” spot, and the viral nickname a...
MeidasTouch Network (MTN) presents itself as an independent, privately held media company run by the Meiselas brothers and not owned by any larger media or technology conglomerate, a position the orga...
MeidasTouch operates as both a media company and a super PAC; OpenSecrets and the FEC record MeidasTouch’s PAC raising millions—OpenSecrets reports $4.7 million in 2019–2020 and $2.7 million in 2021–2...
MeidasTouch is a fast‑growing, progressive digital network that combines political advocacy, video production, and commentary to reach large online audiences, distinguishing itself from legacy left‑le...