cults

do yall have any experiences with cults? whether its unknowingly interacting with them or getting approached by them etc.

i'm asking this because I recently saw this person on TikTok trying to start a "cult" and it worked very well, but it's also getting a lot of backlash because people are saying it's insensitive and whatnot, so it got me curious about cults.

I've had interactions with Jehovas witnesses but they're practically everywhere and it's really easy to spot them lol (is it appropriate to call them a cult? Idk)