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Herbalife Under Fire from California Congresswoman

Published April 13, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criticism, Herbalife, multi level marketing scheme

U.S. Representative Linda Sanchez has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting that the agency begin an investigation into allegations that Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is a pyramid scheme. The allegations were first made by William Ackman…[Continue Reading...]

Americans are bad at recognizing conspiracy theories when they believe they’re true, says study

Published April 13, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, conspiracy theory, research, true believers, United States

Conspiracy theorists get a bad rap in popular culture, yet research has shown that most Americans believe conspiracy theories of some sort. Why then, if most of us believe conspiracies, do we generally think of conspiracy theorists as loony? New…[Continue Reading...]

How Stable Are Conspiracy Theory Beliefs?

Published April 13, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged ability to change, conspiracy theories, research, true believers

When we think about a person who believes one or multiple conspiracy theories, we tend to think of someone with relatively stable and fixed beliefs. In the public imagination, this is one of the things that makes dealing with conspiracy…[Continue Reading...]

Guilty plea by leader of polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border is at risk of being thrown out

Published April 13, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, child abuse, cult leader, guilty plea, polygamist, Samuel Bateman, sexual abuse

PHOENIX (AP) — A guilty plea by the leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border is at risk of being thrown out due to an unmet condition of his deal that hinged on whether others charged in…[Continue Reading...]

Duo locked up for harbouring witnesses to jailed cult leader’s crimes

Published April 13, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, jailed followers, Madzibaba Ishmael Chokurongerwa, Zimbabwe

HARARE – Two female members of an apostolic sect led by controversial cult leader, Ishmael Chokurongerwa on Thursday appeared in court facing trafficking charges. This comes after they were caught harbouring nine females believed to be key witnesses in the…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya cult death toll rises to 95 as government sets curfew

Published April 13, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, Paul Mackezie, starvation deaths, stravation deaths

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The latest death toll in Kenya’s cult investigation has risen to 95 as the government announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the ranch owned by a pastor who is accused of ordering his followers to fast to…[Continue Reading...]

Gloriavale: Majority surveyed believe it is ‘essentially a cult’

Published April 12, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult compound, cult leader, Gloriavale, Neville Cooper, New Zealand

That’s according to the a first-of-its-kind test of public opinion curated by Talbot Mills, which asked people what should happen to the controversial West Coast commune. There have been allegations of sexual abuse, physical abuse, labour exploitation and more recently,…[Continue Reading...]

‘What the Bleep Do We Know!?’: The pseudo-scientific oddity that became a cult favourite

Published April 12, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged J.Z. Knight, Movie, pseudo-scientific claims, What the Bleep

Trying to predict which movies are going to be remembered as cult favourites, curiosities, and endless sources of fascination is a hard thing to do ahead of time, but from the outside looking in, there was no other plausible outcome…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell visibly shakes as graphic photos of Lori Vallow’s children’s remains are shown at trial: Updates

Published April 12, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Chad Daybell, cult leder, Idaho, murder trial

Chad Daybell was visibly shaking as graphic photos of Lori Vallow’s children’s remains were shown at his triple murder trial. On the second day of testimony Thursday, Rexburg police detective Rey Hermosillo took the court through their horrific process of…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology Leader Obtains New Judge in Leah Remini Civil Suit

Published April 11, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged David Miscavige, lawsuit, Los Angeles, Scientologists, Scientology

Attorneys for Scientology leader David Miscavige, a co-defendant in Leah Remini’s lawsuit against the church, won a round in court when the judge who was overseeing the case agreed to step aside in favor of another bench officer. The court…[Continue Reading...]