Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? New research has highlighted an important factor: spite. Conspiracy theories—alternative explanations for major events that reject well-evidenced explanations in favor of implausible, illogical, or fantastical secret plots—have surged in popularity, particularly in times…[Continue Reading...]
The Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs convened on Monday to discuss the fate of children rescued from the extremist sect in Guatemala, urging the Israeli government to take immediate action.Of the 160 minors removed from the sect's…[Continue Reading...]
One of Britain’s worst paedophiles who headed a vile cult which abused young children for more than 10 years could be released from prison this week. Colin Batley was given an indeterminate sentence with a minimum of 11 years in…[Continue Reading...]
A nonprofit group helping victims of the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult plans to disband at the end of March. The Tokyo-based Recovery Support Center, which conducts mass health…[Continue Reading...]
The de la Mottes family is still processing their 15 years as members of their conservative church. “[It felt like we were] brainwashed members of a cult,” Amber de la Motte shared on TLC’s Big Family, Big City on Tuesday,…[Continue Reading...]
The ruling follows years of legal battles after Santamaría and his colleagues published a 2022 report with the Institute Salud Sin Bulos, in which they argued that Gestalt Therapy is not only ineffective but also financially and psychologically harmful to…[Continue Reading...]
By Horace Palacio: The Belize Police Department has issued an urgent appeal to the public for assistance in locating missing Guatemalan children believed to be concealed within Belizean territory by members of a suspected cult. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams…[Continue Reading...]
SIPPING coffee, Serena Kelley takes in the gorgeous landscape of her home in New Mexico. It might be hard to believe but it was this moment that was her greatest ambition in life. “I vividly remember gazing at the people…[Continue Reading...]
A secretive group called the Zizians, with ties to AI and veganism, is linked to violent crimes across the U.S. The mysterious deaths of Richard and Rita Zajko have garnered attention, implicating their daughter Michelle as a person of interest.…[Continue Reading...]
WARNING: CONFRONTING CONTENT Elizabeth Rose Struhs had just finished grade three at school and like any child was looking forward to the holidays. But the eight-year-old never made it to grade four. Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters. Get the…[Continue Reading...]
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