Gad Saad
Heterodox anti-progressive right; classical-liberal self-description· 1.7M followers · tracked by RisingPolitics
42.0Credibility Score (0–100) · ranked #91 of the creators we track
Gad Saad ranks #91 by credibility versus #81 by raw follower count — their raw follower total sits ahead of where their audience quality places them.
Gad Saad has been a professor of marketing at Concordia University since 1994 and hosts a podcast titled "The Saad Truth." He pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior and is the author of books including The Parasitic Mind. His willingness to address controversial topics, combined with a mocking style toward opponents, has made him a prominent voice in contemporary culture wars, and he is critical of "woke" culture, political correctness, and social justice activism.
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Is Gad Saad left or right?
Saad is an evolutionary-psychology and marketing professor who spent roughly three decades at Concordia University in Montreal; in May 2026 he announced he was leaving Canada for the United States, citing threats to his safety as a high-profile Jewish professor, to take a post at the University of Mississippi's Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom. He hosts The Saad Truth podcast and describes himself as neither liberal nor conservative, saying his positions flow from foundational values like free speech and scientific reasoning. In practice his commentary sits on the anti-progressive right: AllSides rated him Lean Right in an April 2025 review, noting his pro-Trump sympathies and right-leaning positions on speech, race, and gender issues. His May 2026 book "Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind" argues that misplaced empathy — particularly toward migrants and other out-groups — is undermining Western societies, a concept promoted by Elon Musk and debated widely across right-of-center media, including critical reviews in Quillette and The Bulwark. His central theme remains opposition to what he calls "idea pathogens" from progressive ideology.
Positioning as of July 2026 · descriptive, not an endorsement. How we label lean
How credible is Gad Saad's audience?
Gad Saad scores 42.0 out of 100 on the RisingPolitics Credibility Score, ranking #91 among the political creators we track. The score starts with audience size, subtracts accounts that look fake, and weighs how strongly the audience actually engages.
How many followers does Gad Saad have?
Gad Saad has about 1.7M followers combined across YouTube and X.
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