What’s Inside a $5,000 Scientology E-Meter?
A Swiss maker disassembled a central tool of Scientology, the E-Meter, and finds a remarkably sophisticated and over-engineered device. Continue reading What’s Inside a $5,000 Scientology E-Meter?
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A Sobering Look at Fake Online Reviews
In 2016, KrebsOnSecurity exposed a network of phony Web sites and fake online reviews that funneled those seeking help for drug and alcohol addiction toward rehab centers that were secretly affiliated with the Church of Scientology. Not long after the story ran, that network of bogus reviews disappeared from the Web. Over the past few months, however, the same prolific purveyor of these phantom sites and reviews appears to be back at it again, enlisting the help of Internet users and paying people $25-$35 for each fake listing. Continue reading A Sobering Look at Fake Online Reviews
Scientology Seeks Captive Converts Via Google Maps, Drug Rehab Centers
Fake online reviews generated by unscrupulous marketers blanket the Internet these days. Although online review pollution isn’t exactly a hot-button consumer issue, there are plenty of cases in which phony reviews may endanger one’s life or well-being. This is the story about how searching for drug abuse treatment services online could cause concerned loved ones to send their addicted, vulnerable friends or family members straight into the arms of the Church of Scientology. Continue reading Scientology Seeks Captive Converts Via Google Maps, Drug Rehab Centers