The Atlantic Shills for Scientology

On Monday afternoon, The Atlantic posted a piece titled, “David Miscavige Leads Scientology to Milestone Year.” At first glance, the assumption is that you’re going to read another scathing report on the shady dealings of the Church of Scientology and that this headline was sarcasm. But when you looked a little closer, there is a tag at the top of the piece that labeled it as “Sponsor Content.” The “story” is a glowing review of Scientology’s “ecclesiastical leader,” David Miscavige.