• 3 people involved in taking Gilbert teen as part of doomsday plot sentenced to probation
    2024-06-06

    Three family members who helped take a Gilbert teen from his home as part of a doomsday plot have been sentenced to probation.

  • Tom Cruise’s Commitment to Scientology Questioned By L.A. Community: He Used to Be a ‘Huge Presence’
    2024-05-31

    Tom Cruise’s ongoing commitment to Scientology is once again being called into question, as insiders exclusively tell In Touch that he’s way less vocal or reliant on the beleaguered faith than ever before – and going out of his way to build a new life for himself outside of it.

  • Religious group amasses fortune by feeding right-wingers with conspiracies: report
    2024-05-31

    Tax documents reveal that the Epoch Times, a notorious right-wing disinformation newspaper, springboarded into a multi-million dollar empire with wide reach in the United States in the wake of the 2020 presidential election – with its revenue growing almost 800 percent, NBC Newsreportedon Friday.

  • Posts Misleadingly Link Town Clerk’s Case to 2020 Presidential Election
    2024-05-31

    A Michigan town clerk pleaded no contest in 2023 to a charge of misconduct in office. Social media posts misleadingly highlight her case to push the false narrative that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged.” The clerk’s case was related to her local primary race, not the presidential election...

  • A billboard campaign in southwest Michigan claims the Epoch Times is “#1 trusted news.” Is it?
    2024-05-31

    The marketing on these billboards got our attention due to NowKalamazoo’s new project on media literacy and our commitment to guarding our community against mis/disinformation – of which multiple examples were found by external reviews of the Epoch Times.

  • My daughter has joined a cult. I have no idea how to get her out
    2024-05-27

    Maria worries she's lost her daughter. Like thousands of other Australians, she's been recruited into a group that promises meaning and belonging, but in fact turns members' lives upside down.

  • Far right newspaper promotes climate disinformation on Meta
    2024-05-27

    A Global Witness investigation has found that The Epoch Times is targeting people in the UK with adverts on Facebook and Instagram that deny the existence of climate change and question its severity.

  • Why not the Epoch Times?
    2024-05-27

    Source after source, including The New York Times, NBC News, and a variety of fact checking sites, claimed that The Epoch Times was not a credible news source.

  • Church of Scientology Accused of Harassing Prosecutor to ‘Derail’ Danny Masterson’s Rape Trial
    2024-05-27

    In September 2023, Masterson wassentenced to the maximum 30-years-to-life in prisonafter being convicted, with eligibility for parole after 25-and-a-half years, though he can be held in prison for life.

  • How I Escaped the Church of Scientology
    2024-05-17

    You’ve likely heard a lot less, however, about the employees of the Church, who can be forced to work incredibly long hours for a tiny wage.

  • LOSING MY RELIGIONI spent 35 years in Scientology ‘cult’ – my mum married my GRANDPA & I was banished for kissing boy, says former member
    2024-05-17

    It took Natalie two years to hatch a plan that would see three generations of her family freed from Scientology.

  • 10 DISTURBING FACTS ABOUT THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD
    2024-05-17

    In the “10 Disturbing Facts About The Church of Almighty God,” we uncover unsettling aspects of a controversial religious movement that has garnered global attention.

  • THE TRUTH ABOUT THE EPOCH TIMES
    2024-05-16

    A newspaper that knowingly spreads false information should not be anyone’s “#1 Trusted News.”

  • Escaping from CAG: A Journey Back to the Right Path
    2024-05-01

    He has a happy family and a virtuous and diligent wife. Their life had always been harmonious and envied by friends and neighbors. However, years ago, the cult "Church of Almighty God (CAG)" infiltrated his family, nearly destroying his happy family as he fell into the quagmire of the cult.

  • Judge denies reduced sentence for former NXIVM leader Clare Bronfman
    2024-04-29

    A federal judge on Monday denied a motion from Clare Bronfman to have her sentence reduced. Bronfman is serving a six year, nine month sentence for her role in the NXIVM sex cult.