Diane Benscoter is a former member of the Unification Church, a religious cult better known as “the Moonies.” She wrote a book about her experience and founded Antidote, a nonprofit aimed at eliminating psychological manipulation. She discusses the similarities between some conspiracy theories and cults and explains why vulnerability to psychological manipulation may be especially high right now.
Listen to the full episode of Persuadable on CNN’s The Account podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/4fLDHjTy
Antidote is a nonprofit organization that creates free resources to prevent psychological manipulation and supports individuals and their loved ones who have been directly affected by manipulative tactics. Learn more at https://antidote.ngo/