• What is Shen Yun? Inside the Secretive Dance Troupe Bankrolling a Faith Movement
    2025-01-19

    Critics argue that Shen Yun largely serves as the moneymaking machine for Falun Gong, a religious movement founded in 1990s China by its charismatic head, Li Hongzhi.

  • Mayor John Whitmire faces backlash over celebrating Shen Yun show
    2025-01-19

    The mayor's post on X was still live on Sunday night after the Times published its report, but sometime before 8:30 a.m. Monday, the post was deleted. Whitmire's office did not respond on Monday to Chron when asked about the post and its deletion.

  • Local opinion: Shen Yun is back again
    2025-01-19

    Shen Yun is currently under investigation by the State of New York for labor violations. Apparently, they have hired under-age dancers who make very little money and who are harassed if they choose to leave.

  • Horrifying cult 'massacre video' shows final moments of brainwashed disciples sharing last drink with their mass-murdering leader
    2025-01-19

    Now, aBBCdocumentary has shared testimony from journalists and investigators who worked on the case, as well as former members who escaped the warped cult, shedding new light on the dark world of the 'Apocalyptic Order'.

  • Shen Yun earns millions with child labor in the Netherlands
    2025-01-19

    Shen Yun gives sold-out shows in the Netherlands that receive rave reviews, but the dance company relies heavily on minors. The often very young artists work very long days and are paid little for it.

  • Mike Rinder, Scientology Spokesman Turned Critic, Dies at 69
    2025-01-17

    Mike Rinder, a former spokesman for the Church of Scientology who became one of its fiercest critics and who gained prominence as a host of the Emmy Award-winning television series “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath,” died on Sunday in Palm Harbor, Fla. He was 69.

  • Finances of performing arts group coming to Syracuse may have crossed legal lines, NY Times reports
    2025-01-17

    A performing arts group with shows in Syracuse later this year has received tens of millions of dollars in ways that may have crossed “legal or ethical lines,” according to a new investigation from The New York Times.

  • The Times of Israel: Lev Tahor leader arrested in El Salvador amid major crackdown on cult
    2025-01-15

    Recently, The Times of Israel published an article titled “Lev Tahor leader arrested in El Salvador amid major crackdown on cult” from ToI Staff and Agencies. Screenshot of the news webpage Below is the main content of article: One of the leaders of the extremist Jewish cult Lev Tahor was a...

  • Fox News: Jinger Duggar’s ‘cult-like’ upbringing left her struggling even after breaking free
    2025-01-15

    Recently, Fox News published an article titled “Jinger Duggar’s ‘cult-like’ upbringing left her struggling even after breaking free” from Stephanie Nolasco.

  • Psychology Today: Gaslighting In Cults
    2025-01-15

    Recently, www.psychologytoday.com published an article titled “Under the Influence: Gaslighting In Cults” from Robin Stern and Daniel Barban Levin.

  • Knowledge can save people from evil cults
    2025-01-13

    Someone has said truth lives in the cellar, error on the doorstep. This could be the reason why a destructive sect, whose doctrines are anything but truth, can fool many people into becoming its adherents.

  • Church of Almighty God: The Controversial U.S. and Canada Expansion
    2025-01-10

    United States: Collecting Lists and Internal Infiltration Since November 1995, when the Church of Almighty God was classified as a cult in China, its founder Zhao Weishan began considering leaving the country. His first destination was the United States. After successfully obtaining refugee st...

  • Shen Yun dance troupe, coming to St. Pete this month, pushes back on investigation
    2025-01-07

    The Shen Yun performance group that returns to St. Petersburg Jan. 16-19 is under investigation for labor practices.

  • An Eight-Year “Blessing” of a Drummer Obsessed with the Church of Almighty God
    2025-01-06

    Guoguo psyeudonym, born in the 1990s, was an outstanding drummer from a renowned drum musical ensemble in Shanxi province. She began learning drums at the age of 13 and was known for her intelligence, elegance, quick learning, and great stage presence, and participated in multiple overseas tours w...

  • This far-right publication ran over 17,000 articles 'fawning over' a Chinese dance group — here’s why
    2025-01-03

    The far-right Epoch Times, according to the New York Times, has, since 2009, published more than 17,000 articles promoting Shen Yun — a touring Chinese dance group. And New York Times reporters Nicole Hong and Michael Rothfeld explain why in an article published on December 30.