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'They Like To Cause A Stir Because They Can Profit': Franklin Graham Urges Wariness Of Podcasters
Forbes Breaking News Youtube ^ | 3/26/2026 | Franklin Graham

Posted on 03/29/2026 9:58:04 AM PDT by ducttape45

This is from a YouTube video, obviously, but I'm only posting the verbiage from it that goes along with the title of this posting. That section goes as follows:

Be cautious of people with podcasts and social media platforms who make money by views, clicks, and the number of followers they have.

If they can cause a stir, if they can get a debate, these kinds of things, it will serve them and they will profit from it. They like to cause a stir because they can profit because more people will tune in, listen to their podcast or watch their whatever. Be careful of these people. And some of them have some real extreme views.

The reason I post this is because of huge debate over which online social commentator is right, and who is wrong. You notice that Franklin doesn't choose sides, but rather warns the viewer, in his view, about what the REAL problem is. And in the light of the recent war of words between Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin, I thought this was worth posting.


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1 posted on 03/29/2026 9:58:04 AM PDT by ducttape45
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To: ducttape45

‘They Like To Cause A Stir Because They Can Profit’:


Well, Duh!


2 posted on 03/29/2026 9:59:32 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: ducttape45

Be careful of these people. And some of them have some real extreme views.


Always been true, used to happen over the back fence.

The way to conquer repeated lies is repeated truth. We aren’t doing our part.


3 posted on 03/29/2026 10:00:49 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: ducttape45
If you want serious, thoughtful discussion there are very few podcasters in that class and Victor Davis Hanson is one of the best.

N=Most podcasters are social media influencers who will say anything or do anything - the more inflammatory the better to get clicks to make money

4 posted on 03/29/2026 10:03:39 AM PDT by rdcbn1 (..when poets buy guns, tourist season is over................Walter R. Mead)
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To: ducttape45
Franklin Graham Oct-2025 letter to POTUS Trump...


5 posted on 03/29/2026 10:10:40 AM PDT by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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I don’t see the difference between the podcasting he’s talking about and talk radio from a few decades ago. Rush Limbaugh caused quite a stir. This is just a lateral format change. Graham of all people should know that there’s nothing new under the sun.


6 posted on 03/29/2026 10:14:37 AM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: ducttape45

It seems that society is rapidly dividing between people who want to stay with the trendy “we’re all in this together” internet influences, and those who got tired of being led around by our nose.

If the Covid lockdowns didn’t wake these dopes up, then nothing will.


7 posted on 03/29/2026 10:21:20 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: ducttape45

He’s just catching onto this?


8 posted on 03/29/2026 10:23:51 AM PDT by albie
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To: ducttape45

Uhhh... ...and Franklin Graham doesn’t profit because more people will tune in to him... got it.


9 posted on 03/29/2026 10:51:54 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: MotorCityBuck

So much for keeping things civil, huh?


11 posted on 03/29/2026 11:22:13 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?")
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To: ducttape45
My work here is done.

Replace the Ducttape on your mouth. LOL!

12 posted on 03/29/2026 11:24:37 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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To: dfwgator

Exactly.


13 posted on 03/29/2026 11:31:53 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: BenLurkin

Indeed.


14 posted on 03/29/2026 11:33:12 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: ducttape45

My response to Franklin would be..”And politicians Franklin?”


15 posted on 03/29/2026 11:59:06 AM PDT by crz
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To: MotorCityBuck

And your comment has been reported to the moderator


16 posted on 03/29/2026 12:20:27 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?")
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To: ducttape45

It’s strange that Graham would say this as he isn’t a stooge of the Kept Media. Podcasters are a viable alternative who can produce unfiltered junk or unfiltered value that you won’t get from the Kept Media. It was “independent owner operators” who broke the Monica Lewinsky story and mercifully ended Dan Ra(th)er’s career.


18 posted on 03/29/2026 1:39:53 PM PDT by ClarityGuy
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To: ducttape45

Social media is a scourge on our society.


19 posted on 03/29/2026 2:19:41 PM PDT by Prince of Space (I cannot hate the media enough!)
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To: ducttape45

Sounds like something is about to come out about the Graham money factory.


20 posted on 03/29/2026 3:18:43 PM PDT by PAR35
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