In addition to prominent critics like Mormon Stories and Mormon Discussions, there are numerous other individuals and channels on Social Media who identify as LDS critics or Anti-Mormons. While these smaller entities have not yet reached the same level of financial influence nor registered as nonprofit organizations, they still produce a significant volume of content aimed at disparaging the Church. Many actively solicit donations from their audiences, often using aggressive fundraising tactics. However, the critical question remains: can these critics be considered credible sources of information about the Church?

The Mormonish Podcast YouTube Channel has published 932 negative videos since their inception in November of 2022, and have had a total of 2,473,361 views (as of 9/7/2024) since that time.   In May 2024, they were granted nonprofit status (under BIBLIOTECH MEDIA INC) and appear to be following the same business model that Mormon Stories and Mormon Discussions are following by publishing vast amounts of misinformation about The Church in order to expand the amount of donations they receive.  But do they have any credibility?  You can decide.

The Mormon.ish website released a video attacking this site, attempting to discredit evidence showing their aggressive solicitation of donations from individuals experiencing a faith crisis. In response, they falsely claimed that this website also solicits donations. However, this site has never requested donations and has no intention of doing so. Their false accusation appears to be a deliberate attempt to deflect attention from their own questionable fundraising practices.

The late Fawn Brodie (1915–1981) was among the early critics of the Church and is best known for her controversial biography of Joseph Smith, No Man Knows My History. In response, Hugh Nibley authored No Ma’am, That’s Not History, directly challenging her work. Brodie gained access to highly restricted materials by misrepresenting herself as “Brother McKay’s daughter” when, in fact, she was his niece.

According to her non-member biographer, Newell Bringhurst, Brodie endured debilitating cancer in her later years. As the disease progressed, spreading to her brain and bones, she experienced severe pain. During this difficult time, her brother Thomas visited her in the hospital, and Brodie requested that he give her a priesthood blessing—the very priesthood restored by the man she had spent much of her life criticizing.

It is the call of each Anti-Mormon YouTube channel owner the kind of material they wish to publish publicly.  If they wish to publish atheistic videos, drug related videos,  or any other kind of abhorrent behavior, that is their right.  But when they do so while simultaneously producing accusatory videos against the Church, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have the right to question their credibility.  And to determine their credibility, sometimes, all it takes is a thumbnail. 

It is clear just from the limited information above where these anti-Mormons' stand.   While each is a child of God,  that doesn't mean we have to consume the information they publish about the Church, nor subscribe to their lifestyle.   

As Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we have a choice.   We can spend months or years researching the accusations from all these critics to separate fact from fiction, or we can simply take 20 minutes to educate ourselves about their credibility to provide accurate information.

We can subscribe to the anti-Mormon' path of "freedom" from the Church, from the Atonement, and the commandments, or we can subscribe to the path God has invited us to follow that results in joy in this life and exaltation in the eternities.