Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Q&A with Steve: What Happens to Investigative Journalists Who Join Cults?

How Do Skeptical Minds on a Mission Fall Prey to Cult Immersion?

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Dr. Steven Hassan
Oct 02, 2025
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Dear Steve,

I’ve heard of cases where an investigative journalist intends to go undercover in a cult with the intention of exposing it. Only, the journalist actually ends up joining the cult. How does this happen, given that the person enters, fully aware that they are infiltrating a cult and presumably aware of past scandals?

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