The Lord's Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony, is described as a new religious movement or cult with militant capabilities. The LRA operates in Northern Uganda and South Sudan, as well as the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. The LRA has been accused of widespread human rights abuses which include but are not limited to; murder, kidnapping, mutilation, child sexual slavery and forcing children to participate in hostilities. There are many myths and many facts about the LRA which are very popular on the Internet, thanks to Jason Russell, the director who created the movie Kony 2012. This movie went viral in March 2012 and in the first 2 weeks it got over 83 millions of views. This caused mass media scrutiny and criticism, and a movement to bring LRA leader Joseph Kony to justice, at the International Criminal Court. This article will attempt to address many of these myths and explain the truth behind the LRA and its followers. It is true that the group has been operating for 26 years and is also extremely notorious for its kidnappings, amputations, rapes and murders, but many things, such as the group's presence in Uganda, have been greatly exaggerated. Although the rebel group's reputation has been shrouded in myths and rumors, the truth is that the LRA has not been active and their leader Joseph Kony has been missing and in many cases even presumed dead for over 10 years. This article will cover the long history of the Lord Resistance Army, as well as the story of Joseph Kony and how he created such a wild following in Africa, as well as the rise and fall of the groups. It will also cover some brief information about the Invisible Children organization and will attempt to... half of the document...... people. If it were not for the fall of the Acholi people and the rise to power of President Museveni, which created the primary conditions for an uprising, the uprising may never have occurred. The rise and fall of the Lord's Resistance Army can only be seen in light of the emergence and fall of the Holy Spirit Movement, led by Alice Lakwena. As soon as the LRA came to power, it began to create its own demise, forgetting its true purpose, acting only out of self-interest. As kidnappings and terrorism increased, support for the LRA rapidly declined and the result was that the organization became trapped in a cycle of contradictions that it sought to justify with religious context. Today, the LRA remains a small threat to people living in Congo and the rest of Central Africa, but it is nowhere near its strength of 20 years ago..