- Entered a Church of Scientology under a fabricated identity.
- Lied about his personal history.
- Falsely represented himself as a “teacher.”
- Enrolled in a religious service pretending to seek spiritual benefit.
- Signed a declaration stating that he was participating in good faith and for no other purpose.
- Specifically denied being a reporter. He lied.
- Secretly recorded parishioners practicing their religion inside their own house of worship.
Tom Ball is a liar and a hypocrite. And he did it all at The Times’ behest.
For what?
Journalistic malpractice in the service of religious bigotry.
Ball was handed false, inflammatory anti-Scientology allegations already rejected by Police Scotland. He knew it. He knew it was wrong. But he wanted an “exposé.” So he manufactured one.
In the process, he dragged The Times into what may be one of the UK’s worst journalism scandals in history.
He lied to a church. He lied to its members. And now he is lying to the public.
But here is the one truth in this whole sordid story:
Tom Ball is not a journalist.
He knows journalists don’t do what he did. He did it anyway.
He knows what he is.
And now everyone else knows it too.
Read the Church’s full letter to The Times: “Journalistic Malpractice in the Service of Religious Bigotry.”
