Viral TikTok videos of people dashing through Church of Scientology buildings in multiple cities are circulating online. And while the mostly Gen Z pranksters believe it’s harmless fun, the famously secretive religious group wants real consequences, even going as far…[Continue Reading...]
A Church of Scientology building in New York City on Saturday became the latest target in a string of nationwide "speedrunning" incidents that have gone viral on social media in recent weeks. A group of youths allegedly broke through a…[Continue Reading...]
The TikTok trend of “speedrunning” through Scientology churches has reached San Francisco. Most of the pranksters here have not gotten far in their attempts, according to the church. But one Instagram video(opens in new tab) appears to shows an intruder…[Continue Reading...]
Public messaging has left many Clearwater residents believing a $50 million downtown entertainment project is already a done deal, even as city officials say they do not know who is leading it or how it would move forward. City leaders…[Continue Reading...]
How did this start? It seems viral and spontaneous. Young people curious about the cult of Scientology started launching ambushes on their various headquarters. After decades of journalism trying to expose this dangerous group, some kids finally said, What the…[Continue Reading...]
Social media’s latest viral trend made its way to Vancouver on Saturday afternoon, when police say hundreds of people — mostly youths — tried to force their way into the city's Church of Scientology building. The Vancouver Police Department said…[Continue Reading...]
SAN DIEGO — Dozens of people gathered outside the Church of Scientology of San Diego on Saturday, where the organization says they attempted to break into the building. A group of 40 to 50 people, many of them minors, gathered…[Continue Reading...]
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Detectives are reviewing video after a large group of young people stormed and ransacked parts of the Church of Scientology in Midtown Manhattan on Saturday afternoon, an incident the church described as a coordinated attack. The…[Continue Reading...]
A mob of rowdy teens stormed a Big Apple Scientology church Saturday afternoon, trashing the property and injuring a security guard amid a nationwide rash of similar viral social media stunts, police and sources said. About 50 unruly youths barreled…[Continue Reading...]
On any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set abuzz for a new reason. Throngs of mostly adolescent boys and…[Continue Reading...]
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