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Scientology’s latest drama in Russia: The mystery woman who infiltrated an org

Our thanks to Danil Tylevich for making us aware that numerous Russian media outlets are carrying stories about a woman named Darya Varnovskaya, who spent more than a year working at Scientology’s St. Petersburg org in order to secretly gather information about […]

Older than Pythagoras, and guaranteed to raise your IQ: What Scientology promised in 1954

[L. Ron Hubbard, circa 1954]

Previously, our tipster who searches through old newspaper clippings found for us a rare interview of L. Ron Hubbard that took place in Tunisia in 1968. One of our favorite revelations in that interview was that Hubbard didn’t deny that he’d claimed to have made trips to “Heaven.” […]

Attempted murder, a fancy lawyer, and the long path to healing: A Scientology life, exposed

This week Chris Shelton finishes his series about Larisa Smith with a disturbing conclusion — so prepare yourself. Here’s how Chris has chosen to introduce this final episode in his […]

DRONE FLYOVER FINALE: Getting a close look at Scientology’s secret New Mexico compound

And here we are, at the end of our weekly series of dramatic footage shot by an anonymous drone pilot who has flown over Scientology’s most secret […]

Louis Theroux’s movie comes to Oregon, and Jefferson Hawkins is there to talk Scientology

Jefferson Hawkins sent us this dispatch from the great state of Oregon after he attended a screening of My Scientology Movie there. If you’ve seen the film, you know that Jefferson provides some of the most sobering words about the state of Scientology and the role its enforcers played. We’re glad to hear that Jeff […]

One of Scientology’s new Narconons got inspected — and turned up one surprising result

On September 5 last year, the Church of Scientology opened a Narconon drug rehab center in a country that it had forsaken several years earlier. Narconon United Kingdom was formally opened on that day at its East Sussex location with the usual fanfare — a fancy backdrop, some confetti, and a few speeches. […]

EXCLUSIVE: Recent deaths of Scientology rehab staffers points to ongoing problem

Rod Keller watches Scientology social media for us, and this week he got wind of the death of a former Narconon staff member. As he looked into it further, Rod discovered a disturbing […]

Atack: The forgotten history of disproving Scientology’s status as a “religion”

Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. He has a new edition of the book for sale, and for more than three years he’s been helping us sift through the legends, myths, and contested facts about Scientology that tend […]

What’s the worst that can happen when you sue Scientology? Here’s one frightening example.

It’s the kind of nightmare courtroom scenario that keeps all but a few lawyers from going near litigation with the Church of […]

Chris Shelton dives into Scientology culture with the Larisa Smith story, part two

Chris Shelton continues his new video series, interviewing a young woman, Larisa Smith, who grew up in Scientology and suffered the […]

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