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 […]
Jeffrey Augustine
Investigative Journalist and Private Investigator based in Los Angeles.
Church of Scientology Launches Smear Campaign Against HBO and Alex Gibney

The one-minute trailer for Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary has gone viral with >143,000 views in 24 hours: Given the buzz surrounding the documentary, Alex Gibney and HBO have become the target of […]
Targets, Defense: Scientology’s Playbook on Fair Game

Targets, Defense — a 1969 HCO Policy letter written by L. Ron Hubbard and reissued in 1987 after his death. This document offers an insight into the Orwellian nature of the Church […]
What the Church of Scientology Doesn’t Want the Public to Know – Part 1

The real secret about Scientology is not Xenu or volcanoes. What the Church of Scientology does not want the public to know is its biggest secret: Scientologists consider that they are Homo […]
Surviving Scientology Radio Podcast With Mike Rinder Referenced in Garcia v. Scientology
10 February 2015: Tony Ortega today covered Church of Scientology attorney Bert Deixler’s deposition of Mike Rinder in Garcia v. Scientology. Deixler asked Mike Rinder about the most recent interview he did […]
Law Firm Using Television Ads to Target Scientology’s Deceptive Narconon Drug Treatment Centers
Law firms are beginning to take notice of Church of Scientology-licensed and owned Narconon: As I have documented, The Church of Scientology had >$1.7 billion in 990-T 2012 book value. There is […]
Scientology Beliefs
For the record, I repost this its entirety from Mark Rathbun’s blog Moving On Up a Little Higher (revised): In plain English, here are scientology’s core religious beliefs. 1. Scientology’s sophisticated mix […]
Scientology’s Demented Version of Social Engineering

In this article we explore “spiritual technology” as Scientology’s code word for the psychological manipulation and fascist social engineering program at the core of the Scientology Master Race ideology. SCIENTOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGICAL MANIPULATION, […]
The Horrifying Real Secret of Scientology is Genocide

The horrifying real secret of Scientology is not about Xenu or volcanoes. What the Church of Scientology does not want the public to know is its biggest secret: Scientologists consider that they […]
Time Magazine Redux: The Church of Scientology’s Hysterical Reaction to Alex Gibney and HBO

The Church of Scientology has reacted very badly, and very predictably, to the Sundance Film Festival debut of Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief. Gibney’s documentary […]