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Why the US Is Primed for Radicalization

Published December 19, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, psychological research, radicalization

All across the country, there are signs of a more radicalized American populace. It’s become impossible to ignore over the past few years. The US has witnessed an insurrection, the rise of QAnon, increasing anti-Semitism, attacks on the LGBTQ community,…[Continue Reading...]

Dutch court to rule on entry ban for conspiracy theorist David Icke

Published December 19, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theorist, David Icke, Dutch ban, Netherlands

A Haarlem court will rule about the entry ban that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) imposed on David Icke. The British conspiracy theorist, often accused of being anti-Semitic, wants the entry ban to be lifted. The court will issue…[Continue Reading...]

What life is like as a Satanist in Exeter as cult grows in Devon

Published December 19, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged beliefs, Satanism, UK

Satanism is on the rise in Devon and with 20 Exeter residents identifying as Satanists we've found out more about the cult movement and why more people might be turning to alternative beliefs. Figures from the 2021 Census suggested that…[Continue Reading...]

Growing up in a cult: ‘We kept our pain silent’

Published December 18, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, child abuse, cults, former members, personal story

From the end of the spanking line, I could see the paddle in Uncle Zephaniah’s hand. The oldest kids, the 12- and 13-year-olds, stood at the front. At five, I was the youngest and would take my punishment last. This…[Continue Reading...]

Iowa psychic barred from advertising ‘healing’ services after client death

Published December 18, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Allison Campbell, healing claims, psychic

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCAU) – A medium has agreed not to promote her services as “healing” or “treatment” after a client committed suicide following allegations that she provided him with a false health diagnosis. According to a release from the…[Continue Reading...]

‘Lying for God’: Former members say Shincheonji cult should lose charity status

Published December 18, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized

Former members of a Korean cult operating in Aotearoa say they were told to “lie for God”, and want the group stripped of its charitable status. Melanie Earley reports. John* and Audrey* describe Shincheonji as “insidious and devious”. The couple…[Continue Reading...]

Sandy Hook families seek to proceed with Alex Jones cases in CT, Texas amid his bankruptcy

Published December 17, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Alex Jones, bankruptcy, conspiracy theories

The families of Sandy Hook victims defamed by Alex Jones want to finish sorting out the nearly $1.5 billion in damages they were awarded at separate trials this year, even as the Infowars host continues to wade through the personal…[Continue Reading...]

OneCoin Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Money Laundering

Published December 17, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal conviction, guilty plea, Karl Sebastian Greenwood, multi-level marketing, OneCoin

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday that “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova associate and OneCoin co-founder Karl Sebastian Greenwood has pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering in connection to the OneCoin scam. “As a founder…[Continue Reading...]

QAnon’s Undying Hate for Tom Hanks Grows Stronger Every Day

Published December 17, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, QAnon, Tom Hanks

There’s a long history of extremists and wingnuts targeting politicians for violence. So, the fact that David DePape—a San Francisco carpenter and deep-seated QAnon junkie—allegedly broke into the Pelosi household and bludgeoned Paul Pelosi half to death can be understood…[Continue Reading...]

Polygamist sect leader accused of orchestrating girls’ disappearance

Published December 17, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, criminal charges, cult leader, polygamist, Samuel Bateman

SALT LAKE CITY — The leader of a polygamist sect stands accused of helping arrange the disappearance of eight girls from Arizona group homes, a couple of months after federal agents raided his homes on the Utah/Arizona border and removed…[Continue Reading...]