If you go on TikTok looking for information about Scientology, you’ll likely encounter a young man named Gunnar Scharf, leading impassioned tours of church buildings and holding holy texts aloft. Scharf has blue eyes, spiky dirty blonde hair, a trim…[Continue Reading...]
Since the first incidents in Los Angeles in late March, large groups of people — some in costumes — have tried to race through buildings belonging to the church in New York, San Diego, San Francisco and countries outside the…[Continue Reading...]
In 2022 I received a message from a stranger on LinkedIn. She informed me that she was working on a project close to her heart that explores the experiences of those who are part of diaspora communities and said that…[Continue Reading...]
If you think the influencer-to-cult-leader pipeline is something out of a movie, Hulu’s latest docuseries is about to shake you to your core. The Cult of NatureBoy is streaming now, and it is one of those series you simply cannot…[Continue Reading...]
BERKELEY, Mo. — More than two and a half years after six people disappeared from a Berkeley home in a case police say is connected to a religious or spiritual cult, investigators tell 5 On Your Side they are now…[Continue Reading...]
Canadians are becoming more exposed to conspiracy theory content in their social media feeds but it’s only a small number of accounts that is responsible for promoting the vast majority of it, a new study suggests. Researchers at the Media…[Continue Reading...]
A new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality suggests that individuals high in antagonistic narcissism are more likely to gravitate toward antisocial news content while showing less interest in stories about prosocial behavior. This tendency appears to…[Continue Reading...]
Reddit users are pissed—and rightfully so. A group of AI researchers from the University of Zurich just got caught running an unauthorized psychological experiment on r/ChangeMyView, one of the site’s biggest debate communities, and no one who participated had any…[Continue Reading...]
Algorithms are quickly becoming a keystone of content distribution and user engagement on social media. While these systems are designed to enhance the user’s experience and engagement, they often unintentionally amplify extremist propaganda and polarising narratives. This amplification can exacerbate…[Continue Reading...]
Even in the face of overwhelming evidence, false narratives can be incredibly sticky. Many people insist that the earth is flat, that childhood vaccines cause autism, or that climate change is a hoax, despite ample scientific evidence to the contrary.…[Continue Reading...]
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