Anke Richter is an international journalist and author based in NZ. Over time she’s found herself covering more and more cults, to the point where she recently published her first book about the subject: ‘Cult Trip’. Anke is also a member and co-founder of FACT Aotearoa (Fight Against Conspiracy Theories).

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Links:

• Cult Trip: Inside the World of Coercion and Control — by Anke Richter, HarperCollins, 2022
• FACT Aotearoa — Fighting Against Conspiracy Theories (New Zealand) official website
• ankerichter.net — Anke Richter’s official website
• Rabbit Hole Resistance — Facebook group
• Bert's Labyrinth — by Anke Richter, North & South, September 2015
• Fire and Fury — documentary by Paula Penfold & Louisa Cleave, Stuff Circuit, August 2022
• Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism — by Amanda Montell, HarperCollins, 2021
• Departures — by Anke Richter, New Zealand Geographic, Issue 155, Jan-Feb 2019

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