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The cult of Elon Musk was on full display at Tesla's shareholder vote
Fans wore Cybertruck shirts, signed shareholder banners, and praised Musk during the meeting's Q&A.
Ana Altchek
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Where is Miranda Wilking, the dancer accused of being in a TikTok cult?
Miranda Wilking is featured in a three-episode Netflix docuseries about 7M, a management company af…
Palmer Haasch
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Texans used cult fast food chain Whataburger's app to track power outages during Hurricane Beryl
Some Houston residents used Whataburger's restaurant map to monitor which ones were open — an…
Grace Dean
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Larry Ray was accused of starting a sex cult of college students at Sarah Lawrence. Here's where he is today.
Larry Ray is the subject of the new Lifetime movie "Devil on Campus" and The Cut's 2019 investigati…
Callie Ahlgrim
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Lori Vallow's attorney called her a 'misunderstood' person, and quoted MLK Jr. at the cult mom's sentencing
Lori Vallow was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her children.
Chris Panella
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They survived life in the murderous LeBaron cult. Figuring out how to move on was just as difficult.
Anna and Celia LeBaron survived their father Ervil's deadly cult. They spoke with BI about their ne…
Julie Gerstein
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Does the 'Mother God' cult, Love Has Won, still exist?
The Love Has Won cult was led by a woman named Amy Carlson, called "Mother God" by her followers. S…
Palmer Haasch
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Cult-favorite fashion brand Selkie used AI to design its new clothes, and fans are disappointed
Selkie, the cult-favorite brand known for its fluffy dresses, faced backlash after using AI to desi…
Amanda Krause
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What is a twin flame? Everything to know about the spiritual concept that led some to a cult-like group
The term twin flames has ancient origins. But a current group of followers, Twin Flames Universe, h…
Julia Naftulin
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Apple cofounder says that Elon Musk, like Steve Jobs, wants to 'be seen as the important person and be like a cult leader'
Steve Wozniak slammed Elon Musk during an interview with CNBC on Thursday, calling him dishonest an…
Grace Kay
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Republicans have built a cult of personality around Trump that glosses over his disgraced presidency
As leading Republicans whitewash Trump's legacy and enable the personality cult surrounding him, it…
John Haltiwanger
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Liz Cheney says 'there is absolutely a cult of personality' around Trump, and condemns fellow Republicans for continuing to embrace him
"We have too many people now, in the Republican Party," Cheney said, "who have pledged their allegi…
Oma Seddiq
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4 signs that someone you know has joined a cult, according to a mind-control expert
Stephen Hassan comments on signs a person is in a cult, following accusations that 7M Films is a cu…
Charissa Cheong
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4 signs that someone you know has joined a cult, according to a mind-control expert
Stephen Hassan comments on signs a person is in a cult, following accusations that 7M Films is a cu…
Charissa Cheong
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Inside 'Holes': Digging into how the award-winning novel became a surprise cult classic for Disney
In an oral history, creators, producers, and stars of "Holes" explain how the live-action Disney mo…
Meghan Cook
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Former cult member says he was forced to work unpaid operating heavy machinery to build hotels across the US as a teen
The son of an infamous cult leader told Insider that exploited children in the religious sect FLDS …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Police arrested a self-proclaimed 'holy man' whose followers ate his feces and drank his urine in hopes of being cured of illnesses
Followers of Thawee lived in his jungle dwelling, and were consuming his excrement and other bodily…
Cheryl Teh
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Congressman says he got advice from cult deprogrammers on how to deal with his extremist colleagues
Rep. Jamie Raskin said that you "have to be very emphatic about what the truth is and what facts ar…
Cheryl Teh
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Cult mom Lori Vallow and husband Chad Daybell will be tried together in the new year
Vallow and Daybell, doomsday preppers, are accused of killing Vallow's two children and then going …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz,Miche…
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'One Tree Hill' star Bethany Joy Lenz says her costars tried to 'rescue' her from a spiritually abusive cult with a 'sociopathic' leader
The actor compared the unnamed group to Scientology and NXIVM and said it caused her to give up opp…