I don’t want my name in this,” says Grace*, a 40-something mother from central California. “Or Zak’s*. Actually, even the cult, can you change that too? Because they have their bots. They’ll come ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Professional cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about cults. What makes a ...

In Northern California, a typical meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors used to run around two or three hours. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: This is a scamdemic ...