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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".

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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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BBC NewsCenter15 hours ago

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...

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Global News Kenyan cult leader linked to hundreds of deaths receives 200-year prison sentence 7 hours ago

WARNING: This video contains disturbing content not suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised. The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people was sentenced to 200 years...
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Zero Hedge Cult Leader Gets 200 Years For Starvation Deaths Of 191 People, Nearly All Of Them Children 8 hours ago

Cult Leader Gets 200 Years For Starvation Deaths Of 191 People, Nearly All Of Them Children A Kenyan judge sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison on Friday over the Shakahola massacre , in which...
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FRANCE 24 English Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison • FRANCE 24 English 8 hours ago

In tonight's edition, cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children starved ‌to death on his orders. Also, in South Africa, activists warn that new data centres could...
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Reuters Kenyan cult leader gets 200 years for murdering 190 children 12 hours ago

A Kenyan court sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children starved to death on his orders and buried in a forest, among 500 suspected victims of one of the deadliest...
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Avg reliability75

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Truth score: 90 (Strongly corroborated) Propaganda risk: 14 Trending: Low Sources: 21 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 23 Risk: 5Sentiment: -59Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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