Scientology speedrunning
This spread through many posts rather than one canonical upload.
2026·The last few years·controversial
A 2026 trend of people filming themselves running as far as they can into a Church of Scientology building before they are stopped.
At a glanceThe facts
- Spread in
- 2026
- Format
- Phenomenon
- Where it started
- TikTok
- Where
- It began at the church’s information centre in Hollywood
- Origin
- No single original
- Available
- Not held by ViralWorld
What this wasThe story
Participants, often masked, running as far into Church of Scientology premises as possible while filming, with the attempt timed and scored in the manner of a speedrun.
It applies the vocabulary and scoring conventions of games to physical trespass, which is a genuinely new shape for a challenge and an uncomfortable one.
The church removed door handles from some properties and police patrols were increased.
TimelineIn order
- Posted
The first video is posted.1
- Taken down
The church removes the door handles and closes public access at the Hollywood centre.1
- Later
Teenagers in Seattle are charged over one such incident.1
LegacyWhat it left behind
- The church describes the runs as organised trespass, and says staff have been knocked down and one person injured.1
Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast
Where it came fromWhat we know
This spread through many posts rather than one identifiable original. The example shown is one surviving copy and is not claimed as the first.
Nothing here is claimed to be the first version of this. It spread through many posts rather than from one identifiable original.
Not established. This index only names a creator where the evidence supports it.
SourcesWhat was read
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