Mehdi Hasan
Progressive left; independent media founder· 2.2M followers · tracked by RisingPolitics
52.8Credibility Score (0–100) · ranked #52 of the creators we track
Mehdi Hasan ranks #52 by credibility versus #62 by raw follower count — they reach a more credible audience than their follower total alone would suggest.
Mehdi Hasan is a British-American journalist and progressive commentator who founded the media company Zeteo after his MSNBC program was canceled in 2023. Known for his combative interviewing style, he previously hosted shows for Al Jazeera English and authored the book Win Every Argument, and now hosts the show Mehdi Unfiltered on Zeteo.
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Is Mehdi Hasan left or right?
Hasan sits firmly on the progressive left and is now one of its most prominent independent-media figures: after MSNBC canceled his show in late 2023 he left the network and founded Zeteo in early 2024, an explicitly left-leaning subscriber outlet that has grown past 650,000 subscribers. His signature issues are a sharply adversarial critique of the Trump administration, of what he characterizes as mainstream media timidity, and of Israel's war in Gaza, which Zeteo's coverage routinely describes as a genocide. He is known for a prosecutorial debate-and-interview style honed at Al Jazeera, The Intercept, and MSNBC. In 2026 he expanded the company internationally, launching Zeteo UK with a roster of left-wing writers, underlining his positioning as a builder of progressive media infrastructure outside legacy networks.
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How credible is Mehdi Hasan's audience?
Mehdi Hasan scores 52.8 out of 100 on the RisingPolitics Credibility Score, ranking #52 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 Mehdi Hasan have?
Mehdi Hasan has about 2.2M followers combined across X.
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