What they were actually doing.
Three projects that show a very different picture from the one the public has been given — contributions that were ignored, minimized, or distorted in the media narrative.
Project 01
A Tourette’s study with results that became an award-winning documentary.
Mr. Raniere developed a unique talk-therapy method — the basis of part of the NXIVM curriculum — that dramatically reduced or eliminated involuntary tics in all 11 participants. The team was beginning to explore applications to OCD, autism, and Crohn’s disease when the criminal case brought everything to a halt.
The journey was documented in the film My Tourette’s.
Trailer — My Tourette’s (2018). Watch on YouTube ↗
Mr. Raniere on the implications of the study.
Before & After Video Gallery — five ~30-second clips. Click any to play.
Project 02
A media-bias platform praised across the political spectrum.
Mr. Raniere created The Knife Media and its underlying methodology — a scientific framework and algorithm to measure how news outlets distort information through spin, slant, and lack of objectivity. The goal was to bring a more fact-based, transparent standard to journalism.
It gained attention and praise from thinkers across the political spectrum — Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, Greg Gutfeld, and Eric Weinstein (see below):
Although the project was later taken offline due to the criminal case, it stood out as an innovative effort to hold media accountable — a very different picture from the narrative most people have heard. Someone deleted even the archives from the Wayback Machine. Two recovered articles are pictured below.
Fox & Friends segment on The Knife Media — with Pete Hegseth, now Secretary of War.
Project 03
In Lak’ech — a Mexican peace movement that reached 150 million viewers.
Many of NXIVM’s Mexican members had families directly affected by cartel kidnappings and violence. In response, Mr. Raniere launched the Mexican Peace Movement, In Lak’ech.
Its milestone was a peace segment Mr. Raniere executive produced for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Central American Games. Millions recited a peace pledge he had written, translated into Spanish. The broadcast reached an estimated 150 million viewers, was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards, and won 10 Telly Awards.
2014 Central American Games — opening-ceremony peace segment, including recitation of Mr. Raniere’s peace pledge in Spanish.
Read the full pledge — click to enlarge ↗
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The movement also worked on grassroots community projects:
Santiaguito
In a town plagued by sewage-filled streets, violence, and despair, the initiative helped transform the community into one of safety, care, and interdependence — reducing crime and saving children’s lives.
Chihuahua
Mr. Raniere advised a prominent Mormon community in Chihuahua — many of whom were involved with NXIVM — on peaceful resistance against cartel violence. The work was later documented in the 2016 film Encender el Corazón.
2011 TEDx talk by the son of a former Mexican president, a leader in the Peace Movement. Watch on YouTube ↗
Each project above is documented and independently verifiable.