Operation Snow White: Church Press Release of July 8, 1977
Note: On the morning of July 8, 1977 134 FBI agents suddenly and unexpectedly raided the Church of Scientology in Los Angeles and Washington D.C. The raid lasted 23 hours and the agents seized ~50,000...
View ArticleJohn McMaster: The World’s First Clear
John McMaster was declared the world’s “First Clear” on March 9, 1966. There had been other clears, most notably Sonia Bianca, the actual “First Clear.” However, L. Ron Hubbard had purged her from...
View ArticleThe Church of Scientology’s Meltdown Continues
Note: The following essay will be tl;dr for everyone except serious Scientology watchers. As such, it is not as accessible as other posts on the Scientology Money Project. Nevertheless, I wanted to...
View ArticleScientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard’s Fake Purple Hearts and Bronze Star!
L. Ron Hubbard: Stolen Valor The Church of Scientology has long claimed that founder L. Ron Hubbard won two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, and 19 other combat medals in WWII. The fact is that L. Ron...
View ArticleDisconnection by Allen Barton at the Beverly Hills Playhouse
The play Disconnection by Allen Barton has been held over at the Beverly Hills Playhouse until March 29. If you’re in Los Angeles and haven’t already seen Disconnection, I highly recommend the play. I...
View ArticleChurch of Scientology Policy Outlawing “Joking & Degrading”
Saturday Night Live has just done a magnificent parody of the Church of Scientology and its 1990’s promotional video We Stand Tall. What must the Church of Scientology think? I can tell you what the...
View ArticleIf the Sea Org doesn’t legally exist, how does it run Scientology?
(Authored by Jeffrey Augustine, this essay was originally published by Tony Ortega at the Underground Bunker and is reprinted here for archival purposes) Last week, Underground Bunker contributor...
View ArticleHow Scientology’s 1970s infiltration scandal led to the creation of its IAS...
(Authored by Jeffrey Augustine, this essay was originally published by Tony Ortega at the Underground Bunker and is reprinted here for archival purposes) July 8, 1977: The FBI conducts a massive raid...
View ArticleScientology and Repayments of Monies on Account
1992: In its third series of responses to the IRS in support of its 1023 application for 501 (c)3 tax exemption, the Church of Scientology complained to the IRS that is was misunderstood, vilified, and...
View ArticleLeah Remini on ABC 20/20
Leah Remini’s new book Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology is available here. “The outspoken actress, talk show host, and reality television star offers up a no-holds-barred memoir,...
View ArticleChurch of Scientology Always Attack, Never Defend
This video depicts strange and bizarre conduct by orchestrated groups of Scientology on the streets and WHY they carry on line that. Outside the bubble it can provide laughter but also a sense of...
View ArticleWhat Scientology “Social Betterment” Groups are Really All About
At Scientology.org, the Church’s “social betterment & humanitarian” programs, the so-called “secular programs” are listed: These eight secular groups are: 1. The Way to Happiness 2. Applied...
View ArticleScientology rips apart families with its ‘disconnection’ policy — but why?
(Note: This article was originally published on Tony Ortega’s Underground Bunker. It is posted here for archival purposes) [Scientology’s ‘disconnection’ policy takes center stage] From Phil and Willie...
View ArticleThe Literary Forgeries & Stolen Valor of L. Ron Hubbard
L. Ron Hubbard’s Stolen Valor: Fake WWII Combat Medals Literary Forgery & Stolen Valor: L. Ron Hubbard falsely claimed that he had won two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, and 19 other combat medals...
View ArticleScientology claims L. Ron Hubbard chose David Miscavige to succeed him,...
[Scientology attorney Eric Lieberman] (Originally published at Tony Ortega’s Underground Bunker, my article is reposted here for archival purposes). Contributor Jeffrey Augustine has taken another...
View ArticleScientology Inc: L. Ron Hubbard Never Appointed David Miscavige as his...
In this podcast Mark Fisher — who was David Miscavige’s former assistant for many years at the Corporate Liaison Office and later RTC — discusses how L. Ron Hubbard never appointed David Miscavige as...
View ArticleRIP Steve ‘Sarge’ Pfauth, 1945-2016
Vaya Con Dios Sarge. Sarge added important details about the last days of L Ron Hubbard and thereby clarified the historical records. These details are in Lawrence Wright’s book Going Clear:...
View ArticleScientology’s Secret Teachings about Jesus Christ
As part of its dishonest money-making scam, the Church of Scientology claims that a person can be a Scientologist and still be a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim, or a member of any other faith. Yet this is...
View Article1987: BBC Panorama on Scientology
In 1987 BBC Panorama broadcast an important show on Scientology that is now of great historical value. For example, this excerpt below features Don Larson, a member of Scientology’s infamous finance...
View ArticleWhat Scientology’s Promises Actually Mean
Per policy, Scientology always delivers what it promises. Per policy, Scientology promises nothing. Therefore, Scientology delivers nothing.
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