Behind the Bastards

Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godhood

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Oct 23, 2018
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ANECDOTE

Fake Blood Brother

  • L. Ron Hubbard claimed to be a Blackfoot blood brother at age six, learning their secrets and customs.
  • However, historians and Blackfoot experts debunked this, stating blood brothers aren't a tribal practice.
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Scientology's Inflated Hubbard

  • A Scientology-produced trailer about Hubbard's life claims he was in Blackfeet lore, an Eagle Scout, and studied with mystics.
  • Most of these claims are untrue, typical of Hubbard's fabricated history.
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Childhood Lies

  • As a child, Hubbard claimed to protect classmates using lumberjack skills learned from his grandfather.
  • His friend, Andrew Richardson, called this a lie, saying Hubbard "never protected nobody."
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