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The Fifth Column

@thefifthcolumnTracked since May 2026

creating a revolution in journalism..

Observed Aug 15, 2026 · stalePublic earnings

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Paid members

0% · 30-day rate from 14 observed days

Total audience

139

incl. free followers

Observed monthly earnings

$69

Starting price

$1/mo

5 membership tiers

Where the 139 observed tier members sit

Membership tiers

$084.2%

Largest observed tier is $0 Free. Tier totals include free-tier members and come from the Aug 15, 2026 public snapshot, so they do not reconcile to the paid-member total.

$0/moFree11784.2% of observed tier members

$1/moTier128.6% of observed tier members

$5/moTier64.3% of observed tier members

$10/moTier42.9% of observed tier members

$25/moTier00% of observed tier members

Growth signals: The Fifth Column

22 paid members · 30-day rate from 14 observed days

Membership

232221

May 202617 weeks trackedNow

The Fifth Column22 members · $69/mo

The chart only uses The Fifth Column's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.

Where The Fifth Column ranks

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Ranking data · includes stale rows

The Fifth Column's total audience rank in Recommended cohort
Rank	Creator and why included	Total audience	Gap vs The Fifth Column	Freshness
#2	Caleb PengNewsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence	263	124 more	Aug 15, 2026
#3	Carnage CountsNewsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence	221	82 more	Aug 15, 2026
#4	The Fifth ColumnProfileNewsTotal audience position in Recommended cohort	139	Reference	Aug 15, 2026Stale
#5	CannaReporter®NewsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence	131	8 fewer	Aug 15, 2026
#6	FileIDNewsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence	96	43 fewer	Aug 15, 2026

The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around The Fifth Column; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.

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7Profile posts0 postsLast month41.7%Members-only

Previews available for 12 of 7 posts

Article Latest postPublicGift shipment

Be on the lookout for your latest gift from TFC. It was mailed two days ago.

Jul 21, 2017 0 likes 5 comments

Remember...To whitelist emails from or us, or be certain to check you spam folder when we are preparing to send out items. We still have nine people who have not received their last gift.ArticleMay 5, 2017Public 0 0 Drinking with the JournalistsWe hope everyone recovered from our Google Hangouts session without to terrible of a hangover. Next time we will schedule the event for a weekend.ArticleSep 30, 2016Public 0 0 Missing patronsAug 21, 2016ArticleAug 21, 2016$1 tier & up 0 9 Facebook GroupAug 14, 2016ArticleAug 14, 2016$1 tier & up 0 0 GiftAug 11, 2016ArticleAug 11, 2016$1 tier & up 0 0 The Fifth Column - Timeline | FacebookThis was the video intended to go out to our journalists about the subscription service. It gives you an inside look at what this will mean to TFC and the independent media as a whole.VideoAug 11, 2016Public 0 0 Gift shipmentBe on the lookout for your latest gift from TFC. It was mailed two days ago.ArticleJul 21, 2017Public 0 5 Remember...To whitelist emails from or us, or be certain to check you spam folder when we are preparing to send out items. We still have nine people who have not received their last gift.ArticleMay 5, 2017Public 0 0 Drinking with the JournalistsWe hope everyone recovered from our Google Hangouts session without to terrible of a hangover. Next time we will schedule the event for a weekend.ArticleSep 30, 2016Public 0 0 Missing patronsAug 21, 2016ArticleAug 21, 2016$1 tier & up 0 9 View 0 commentsFacebook Group Aug 14, 2016ArticleAug 14, 2016$1 tier & up 0 0

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