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A fact from Scientology controversies appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 March 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that TIME magazine's Gerald Loeb Award-winning article "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power" highlights the suicide of Noah Lottick?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/March.

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Please remove the section beginning "The following letter, written by L. Ron Hubbard". There is no source cited for the claim that the letter was seized in an FBI raid, and I'm sure that's incorrect anyway. The first public appearance of this letter was in an affidavit filed by Gerry Armstrong (activist) in 1982 as one of many supporting documents he said he removed from Scientology offices while working there, but the only sources I can find for that explanation are not what we would call reliable.

Unfortunately, I don't think there can be any reliable source to support the claim that the letter was actually written by Hubbard. I'm sure Armstrong is telling the truth, but that means nothing here.

In theory we could say "the following letter was allegedly written by Hubbard," but that's weak sauce and not, in my opinion, up to Wikipedia standards. 67.188.1.213 (talk) 08:55, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done Aaron Liu (talk) 19:25, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

NZ link archive address, please add

https://web.archive.org/web/20120214130628/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3048935 2404:4408:638C:5E00:E1A3:D1FA:ADD3:8ABC (talk) 14:06, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I took the live url from Scientology status by country. Grorp (talk) 06:23, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I want to edit this little part "As of 2024, Shelly Miscavige's whereabouts remain unknown." Change it to "As of 2025, Shelly Miscavige's whereabouts remain unknown." In the Public absence of Shelly Miscavige section. 2601:201:8401:EBA0:5C43:5C9C:38D3:DC01 (talk) 09:15, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done I added the 2024 source we have so far. When we locate a 2025 source, then we can update it to 2025. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 15:35, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Current Scientology Lawsuits

Human Trafficking Lawsuit https://kohnswift.com/case/groundbreaking-human-trafficking-lawsuit-against-scientology/

Gawain Baxter http://casetext.com/case/baxter-v-miscavige-3

Valerie Haney https://www.scribd.com/document/428165172/Valerie-Haney-v-Scientology-Amended-Complaint

Jane Does Vs Scientology with Civil Rico Charges https://www.newsnationnow.com/religion/church-of-scientology-may-face-rico-charges/

Leah Remini vs Scientology https://mynewsla.com/hollywood/2024/07/16/leah-remini-retains-new-lawyer-in-suit-vs-scientology-church-3/

Fenton Vs Scientology https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/scientology-church-hit-with-privacy-suit-over-meta-info-sharing

Leila Mills Vs Scientology https://www.insideedition.com/sites/default/files/inline-files/Whitney%20Mills%20Lawsuit.pdf

Jane Doe Vs Gavin Potter & Scientology https://www.courthousenews.com/plaintiff-in-forced-marriage-lawsuit-against-church-of-scientology-can-remain-anonymous/

David Miscaviage served 27 times in human trafficking lawsuit https://www.cohenmilstein.com/scientology-leader-evades-legal-service-australian-trafficking-case-sydney-morning-herald/ Scientologyabuses (talk) 14:08, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Most, if not all, of these are covered under Scientology and law § Ongoing litigation although I don't see anything in this controversies article mentioning lawsuits by victims against the Church of Scientology, nor a delineation in Scientology and law to separate being sued by victims (from Scientology's criminal cases and Scientology's lawfare cases). Maybe that should be added along with a link to the ongoing litigation. Might need some time to ponder this. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 21:36, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 15:56, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]