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They come to your door, but how much do you really know about Jehovah’s Witnesses? Our animation shows you some surprising stuff (you probably didn’t know) about the worldwide religion. Find out what else we revealed.

Reporter: Trey Bundy
Producer and Director: Michael I Schiller
Editor: Fernando Diaz
Editorial Director: Robert Salladay
Animation and Visual Effects: Naissance
Executive Producer: Amanda Pike
Sound Editor: Jim Briggs
Copy Editor: Nikki Frick

Archival footage, photos and illustrations:

jw.org
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc.
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
International Bible Students Association, Brooklyn, NY, USA
The National Archives
Shutterstock

Music courtesy of De Wolfe Music

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What you don’t know about Jehovah’s Witnesses

by Michael I Schiller and Trey Bundy, Reveal
February 14, 2015

<h1>What you don’t know about Jehovah’s Witnesses</h1>
<p class="byline">by Michael I Schiller and Trey Bundy, Reveal <br />February 14, 2015</p>
 
<p>They come to your door, but how much do you really know about Jehovah’s Witnesses? Our animation shows you some surprising stuff (you probably didn’t know) about the worldwide religion. Find out what else we revealed.</p>
<div class="flex-video"></div>
<p><strong>Reporter</strong>: Trey Bundy<br />
<strong>Producer and Director</strong>: Michael I Schiller<br />
<strong>Editor</strong>: Fernando Diaz<br />
<strong>Editorial Director</strong>: Robert Salladay<br />
<strong>Animation and Visual Effects</strong>: Naissance<br />
<strong>Executive Producer</strong>: Amanda Pike<br />
<strong>Sound Editor</strong>: Jim Briggs<br />
<strong>Copy Editor</strong>: Nikki Frick</p>
<p><em>Archival footage, photos and illustrations:</em></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jw.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jw.org</a></li>
<li>Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc.</li>
<li>Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania</li>
<li>International Bible Students Association, Brooklyn, NY, USA</li>
<li>The National Archives</li>
<li>Shutterstock</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Music courtesy of De Wolfe Music</em></p>


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