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HATE WATCH | JANUARY 14, 2023

Mike Rinder’s Shame: Lying About His Words, Then Lying About His Lies

Mike Rinder, expelled former Scientologist and inveterate liar, cannot keep the truth straight.

Rinder, whose income comes from attacking the Church of Scientology, published the following on his hate blog on October 3, 2017: “Scientology… they are like cornered rats and will ultimately be wiped out entirely because they are such menacing, antagonistic and rabid vermin.”

In December of 2020, Rinder lied about his Nazi-like statement in an online posting:

Rinder was quickly exposed on social media for his lie. But that didn’t stop him from recently lying again, denigrating his entire family in the process: