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We hope you had a chance to see HBO’s excellent 2021 investigation into the origins of the QAnon phenomenon, Q Into the Storm, directed by Cullen Hoback. One of the surprising stars of the series was Fredrick Brennan, the young man who had founded 8chan, the imageboard that became the nursery for the QAnon movement, something Brennan came to regret. Continue reading PODCAST: HBO ‘Q Into the Storm’ star Fredrick Brennan on Scientology and QAnon
Last week we told you that attorney Graham Berry had taken charge of Valerie Haney’s case in a big way, submitting filings which included new names for possible arbiters in her lawsuit against Scientology, which has been forced into “religious arbitration.” Continue reading Scientology tells court: Two arbitrators have agreed to serve in Valerie Haney case
[Rod Keller and Stacy Young, 1998]We recently heard from Peter Reichelt, an Austrian journalist, and what an interesting name from Scientology journalism’s past. Continue reading Scientology documentary resurfaces, and it leads to a foreign exchange program!
You know them, Scientology’s stupendously long fundraising fliers that they put out after a big money-grubbing event. In this case, it was an event to raise cash for the long-forlorn project in Toronto. Continue reading Is this Scientology’s greatest fundraising flier ever? It’s ‘Mission Earth’ stupendous!
[Newiga takes Tokyo!]
The Bunker’s own Newiga flew over to Tokyo to run in the marathon there, and then did us a favor by going to the Scientology Ideal Org, snapping some photos, and even sang a little song for us all. Continue reading Scientology: Trafficking suit has a Waffle House problem. ALSO: Newiga sings in Tokyo!
In September and October 2015, we found ourselves at the Underground Bunker scrambling to keep up with a major national story that we’d helped to break: Actor Jim Carrey’s girlfriend, Cathriona “Cat” White, had been found dead of an apparent suicide at 30. We were the first to add the detail that Cat, an immigrant from Ireland, had become involved in Scientology in Hollywood and was doing its “Survival Rundown” when she ended her life. Continue reading Jenny Burpee, former Scientology Sea Orger and Cat White friend who helped find her, dead at 39
One thing that’s changed over our years of covering Scientology is that we used to get more videos from big events that featured David Miscavige giving speeches. Continue reading Remembering Dan Sherman, Scientology’s bad biographer and worse speechwriter
One of our favorite people in the whole world is Australian journalist Steve Cannane. We first became aware of Steve’s work because he was tearing it up at the ABC with story after story about Scientology in the land Down Under. Continue reading PODCAST: Steve Cannane checks in after reporting from the war in Ukraine
[Tami and Dani Lemberger at the Dror Center]Back in 2012, one of the most remarkable stories we got to report was the stunning breakaway of an entire Scientology mission. Continue reading Report from the breakaway republic that’s still causing Scientology headaches
[Andrew Gold and Katie Lohmann]
YouTuber Andrew Gold, who has done a lot of Scientology-related content mostly focused around Tom Cruise, was reached out to by a Scientology celebrity named Katie Lohmann. She is a model, actress and most notably, a former Playboy Playmate from April 2001 (it appears the Playmate work was well before she got involved with Scientology). Continue reading Chris Shelton breaks down wild interview with current Scientologist Katie Lohmann
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