The Garden, a free-living commune in Tennessee, has been seen by hundreds of thousands of people on TikTok. The new viewers brought scrutiny.
Many believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory have lost faith since Trump left the White House. But QAnon is not going to disappear, researchers told Insider. QAnon followers may join other extremist movements or find new ways to spread the tenets of the theory. Visit Insider’s homepage for more stories. […]
Nxivm, a sex cult covered up as a multi-level marketing company, employed science-backed psychological methods to manipulate members into sex, branding themselves, and sharing private information. According to therapist Kelly Scott, the group approach reinforced manipulative behaviour and turned vulnerability into “currency.” Leader Keith Raniere’s “exploration of meaning” method also […]
The Church Universal and Triumphant had thousands of followers who believed that its leader, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, was a channel for God. Prophet told her followers that the world would end and moved to the church compound near Yellowstone National Park for safety. When the world didn’t end, and Prophet […]
In an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Thursday night, former Giuliani associate Lev Parnas said working for Trump was “cult-like.” An expert on cults said he’s right. Steve Hassan, author of “The Cult of Trump” and a former cultist himself, told Insider that aspects of Trump’s circle meet the definitions […]
In March 1997, 39 members of Heaven’s Gate, a cult started in the early ’70s, put on matching dark clothes, swallowed barbiturates, and placed plastic bags around their heads. It was one of the largest mass suicides in the history of the United States. Although you may have heard of […]
LaCroix is embracing its cult status in the face of a lawsuit that claims the drink contains artificial ingredients. “There is an unspoken phrase within a cult – ‘We got each other’s back!'” Nick A. Caporella, CEO of LaCroix parent company Natural Beverages, said in a press release on Friday. […]
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Netflix’s new 6-part docuseries, “Wild Wild Country,” has become its latest sleeper hit. Business Insider talked to the directors of the series, which takes an in-depth look at a cult that attempted to build a utopian city in rural Oregon in the 80s. The show is filled with “insane” details […]
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Adjusting to life afterwards is tough.
