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Kenyan starvation cult leader sentenced to 200 years for murdering 190 children, one adult

Hundreds of bodies have been discovered since 2023 at the sect's base near coastal resort of Malindi, in what became known as the "Shakahola Forest Massacre".

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: IndiaFunding: CorporateOwner: HT Media
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Avg reliability72
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 40 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 72 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Kenyan doomsday cult leader given life sentence for murdering 191 people

Paul Nthenge Mackenzie forced followers to starve themselves to meet Jesus and told parents to make sure their children fasted in the sun and died first. Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult after he...

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United KingdomFunding: Public broadcasterOwner: BBC (UK Government)
  • Ibtimes 'Meet Jesus': Kenyan Cult Leader Sentenced to 200 Years for Starving 190 Children to Death

    Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years for the murders of 191 people, including 190 children, after directing followers to fast in Shakahola Forest

    Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United KingdomFunding: CorporateOwner: Independent
  • FRANCE 24 English Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison

    Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the deaths of 190 children who were starved to death on his orders in Shakahola Forest. Prosecutors said he had convinced followers to...

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    Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: FranceFunding: State-fundedState media
  • DW News Kenya cult leader sentenced to 200 years for murders | DW News

    It was one of the worst ceremonial mass killings in memory. More than 400 people died – most of them starving to death in hopes of meeting Jesus. Now the cult leader behind the Shakahola massacre, Paul Mackenzie, is...

    Lean: Center VideoFactuality: Very highCountry: GermanyFunding: Public broadcasterOwner: German Government
  • Associated Press Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison

    The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the...

    Lean: Center VideoFactuality: Very highCountry: United StatesFunding: NonprofitOwner: AP (Cooperative)
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State-funded9%
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United Kingdom23%
Canada9%
Germany5%
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Independent31%
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Comcast6%
Jerusalem Post Group6%
Avg reliability76
Low-credibility share5%
Fact / opinion32/0
State media9%
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Truth score: 90 (Strongly corroborated) Propaganda risk: 14 Trending: Low Sources: 22 Reliability: 76 Bias severity: 23 Risk: 5Sentiment: -66Sensationalism: 1 Amplification: 0

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