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Kenyan doomsday cult leader given life sentence for murdering 191 people

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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 ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus. Covered by 20 outlets: 8 lean left, 7 are centre, 5 lean right.

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  1. Ibtimes Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    '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

  2. FRANCE 24 English Center Factuality: High State media FR
    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 fast to reach heaven before the apocalypse, with some victims...

    Possible propagandaState-funded media
  3. Zero Hedge Right Factuality: Low US
    Cult Leader Gets 200 Years For Starvation Deaths Of 191 People, Nearly All Of Them Children

    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 191 people, 190 of them children, were starved to death....

    Possible propagandaLow reliability sourceHigh-risk content
  4. FRANCE 24 English Center Factuality: High State media FR
    Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison

    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 put added pressure on already strained water and electricity...

    Possible propagandaState-funded media
  5. The Guardian Left Factuality: Very high GB
    Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years for murder of 190 children

    Paul Mackenzie convicted over deaths of children and one adult after followers were ordered to starve themselves and their families The leader of a Kenyan doomsday sect has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and one adult in one of the...

  6. The Daily Beast Left Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Doomsday Cult Leader Sentenced to 200 Years for 191 Murders

    Monicah Mwangi / REUTERS A court in Kenya has sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for murdering hundreds of his followers. Mackenzie persuaded his followers to starve themselves to death to meet Jesus, resulting in the deaths of 191 children and 1...

  7. NPR Leans left Factuality: Very high US
    The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult is sentenced to 200 years in prison

    Cult leader Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult after he ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus.

  8. Drudge Report Feed Leans right US
    Cult Leader in Kenya Sentenced to 200 Years in Prison for Mass Murder...

    Cult Leader in Kenya Sentenced to 200 Years in Prison for Mass Murder... (Third column, 11th story, link )

  9. BBC News Center Factuality: Very high GB
    Kenyan doomsday cult leader given life sentence for murdering 191 people

    Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve their children to death in a forest so they could "meet Jesus".

  10. The New York Times Left Factuality: Very high US
    Kenya Cult Leader Handed 200 Year Prison Sentence for Mass Murder

    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.

  11. Reuters Center Factuality: Very high GB
    Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for mass starvation murders of children - Reuters

    Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for mass starvation murders of children Reuters

  12. CBS News Leans left Factuality: High US
    Doomsday cult leader learns fate for murders of 190 children

    Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult after he ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus.

  13. Ibtimes Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    'I Lost Friends Too': Own Son Speaks Out As Kenyan Cult Monster Gets 200 Years for 190 Child Murders

    A Kenyan court has sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years for the deaths of 190 children and one adult in Shakahola Forest, while officials face renewed scrutiny.

  14. South China Morning Post Leans right Factuality: High HK
    Kenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years for murdering 191 followers

    The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the sentence for Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He was convicted of...

  15. News Center Factuality: Mostly factual IN
    Kenyan court sentences starvation cult leader to 200 years - Al Jazeera

    Kenyan court sentences starvation cult leader to 200 years Al Jazeera Paul Mackenzie: Kenya doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for Shakahola deaths BBC Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for mass starvation murders of children Reuters...

  16. Reddit Leans left Factuality: Mixed US
    Kenyan Court Sentences Cult Leader to 200 Years in Prison for Murder of 190 Children

    submitted by /u/IntellectuallyDriven [link] [comments]

    Mixed reliability
  17. Al Jazeera English Leans left Factuality: High State media QA
    Kenyan court sentences starvation cult leader to 200 years

    Paul Mackenzie and accomplices were convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.

    Possible propagandaState-funded media
  18. Sky News Leans right Factuality: High GB
    Kenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years over 191 murders

    Cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to a total of 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children and one adult in the Shakahola Forest, on the Kenyan coast, between January 2021 and September 2023.

  19. The Jerusalem Post Leans right Factuality: High IL
    Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for murder of 190 children

    Mackenzie's accomplices threatened and beat victims to ensure they followed his orders. The emaciated bodies were found scattered in shallow graves and dumped in latrines.

  20. ABC News (US) Leans left Factuality: High US
    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

  21. DW News Center Factuality: Very high DE
    Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years

    A court in Kenya has sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and an adult. He told them to starve themselves to death as part of his apocalyptic religious cult.

  22. Brandonsun Center Factuality: Mostly factual CA
    Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison

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Sky News 200 years in prison for doomsday cult leader
Al Jazeera English Who is Kenya’s starvation cult leader?
ABC News (US) Leader of Kenyan cult sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people
DW News Kenya cult leader sentenced for murdering 190 children | DW News
Reuters Kenyan cult leader gets 200 years for murdering 190 children
FRANCE 24 English Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison • FRANCE 24 English
Global News Kenyan cult leader linked to hundreds of deaths receives 200-year prison sentence
Associated Press Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison

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