Template:Did you know nominations/Tax status of Scientology in the United States
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The result was: promoted by HalfGig talk 12:48, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
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Tax status of Scientology in the United States
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Former church headquarters in Los Angeles
- ... that the Church of Scientology (former Los Angeles headquarters pictured) used espionage, front groups, private detectives, and over 2,500 lawsuits to gain tax exemption in the United States?
- Reviewed: Werde munter, mein Gemüte
Created by Prioryman (talk). Self-nominated at 15:32, 4 March 2017 (UTC).
The article passes DYK criteria in neutrality, reliable sources, and length. The article was originally a sandbox moved to main space on March 4, and thus it is eligible based on amount of time. QPQ is done. The problem I have is that I'm not sure about the claim about them using private detectives. In the only place mentioning private detectives ("The smell of police or private detectives caused them to fly, to close down, to confess"). I can't tell for sure if it is referring to them being used by Scientologists.Also, I added a comma to the hook--12george1 (talk) 02:26, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
- I'm not sure what you see the problem as being? There's an entire subsection about the use of private investigators. The line you quote is from part of that section, which sets out the reasons for using PIs against perceived enemies. The next three paragraphs describe how PIs were used against the IRS. Prioryman (talk) 22:39, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
