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  • 2018-12-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Miley Cyrus Tell Fans to Worship Satan If They Want to Be Rich and Famous? (en)
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  • In December 2018, two dubious websites regurgitated a year-old report saying that pop songstress Miley Cyrus had instructed her fans to Worship Satan if you want to be rich and famous like me. Killuminati (whose slogan is Exposing The New World Order Illuminati) and Prepare for Change (whose exact purpose we were unable to decipher) published identically-worded articles recounting an alleged backstage exchange between Cyrus and a fan: The article originally appeared on 4 December 2017 on Neon Nettle, a disreputable website best known for hawking conspiracy theories and fabricated news items. It was subsequently deleted without explanation. In the past, Neon Nettle has displayed a particular fondness for publishing made-up stories linking celebrities to Satanism. Another December 2017 article alleged, for example, that former child actor Macauley Culkin said Hollywood is run by Satanic pedophiles, one of whom boasted that his shoes were made from the skin of a deceased child actress. A November 2017 article purported to quote musician Jay-Z about his supposed allegiance to our true lord, Satan. Neither had any factual basis, and both were subsequently deleted. The article about Cyrus not only accused her of worshiping Satan but repeated the false claims about Jay-Z: Neon Nettle cited no sources to support any of these claims about Jay-Z or Cyrus. Nor have we found evidence elsewhere that either of these celebrities is an avowed Satan worshiper or has ever advocated Satan worship to fans. According to news reports, Cyrus was born into a devout Christian family and raised a Southern Baptist, although she has rarely spoken of her religious affiliation since becoming famous. One of those rare moments occurred in 2010, when Cyrus told Parade magazine that she remains a practicing Christian: People can change their minds about their faith, of course, but given its provenance we find no reason to take the claim that Cyrus has turned to worshiping Satan as gospel. (en)
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