What Rick Alan Ross has said about Falun Gong
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 23, 2026
Rick Alan Ross, American cult intervention specialist, founder of the Cult Education Institute and author of Cults Inside Out, has been quoted on Falun Gong 2 times in 1 episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, most recently on September 23, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Ross states that Falun Gong, led by Li Hongzhi, owns the Epoch Times, illustrating cult influence over media.
“the group Falun Gong, which is led by Chinese exile Li Hongzhi, is the owner of the Epoch Times”
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown: Part Two: Cult Leaders Target You At Your Weakest. Never Confess This To Them | Rick Alan Ross (Sep 23, 2026) · Listen from 56:06
Ross recounts an intervention with a Falun Gong practitioner who nearly died after stopping insulin for his diabetes.
“a young man who had diabetes was not taking his insulin and almost died because he believed that the meditation”
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown: Part Two: Cult Leaders Target You At Your Weakest. Never Confess This To Them | Rick Alan Ross (Sep 23, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:30
Episodes
Part Two: Cult Leaders Target You At Your Weakest. Never Confess This To Them | Rick Alan RossMayim Bialik's Breakdown · Sep 23, 2026 · 59 min
Mayim Bialik and cult expert Rick Alan Ross discuss coercive control in relationships, workplaces and UFO groups, Tulsi Gabbard's ties to Chris Butler, and whether MAGA is a cult.
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