On Wednesday night’s episode of MSNBC’s The 11th Hour, Stephanie Ruhle interviewed the brothers Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas, hosts of the MeidasTouch podcast. Ruhle took pains to present MeidasTouch as a non-partisan podcast put together by three ordinary brothers, but neglected to mention that the organization was actually a massive, left-wing super PAC, with a long history of virulent anti-Trump and anti-Republican reporting, including known fraudulent claims, and also shady fundraising tactics.
After she led in with the words, “You described the podcast as pro-democracy rather than one party or the other,” Ruhle warmly asked the brothers to “Tell us about your mission.”
Ben Meiselas responded:
Our mission is to just speak the truth each and every day… This is a time for fearless coverage, fearless reporting. And… there’s…