The False Claims Behind an Anti-Trafficking Groups Hollywood Moment

Published: July 14, 2023, 7:12 p.m.

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A movie about a Mormon anti-trafficking activist made headlines when it beat Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny at the box office. But Sound of Freedom\\u2019s box office numbers aren\\u2019t all they\\u2019re cracked up to be and the group behind the movie, Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) has a long and troubled history.


Motherboard Senior Staff Writer Anna Merlan joins us this week on Cyber to explain OUR and Sound of Freedom.


Stories discussed in this episode:


Tim Ballard Has \\u2018Stepped Away\\u2019 From Operation Underground Railroad, Org Says


Anti-Trafficking Group With Long History of False Claims Gets Its Hollywood Moment


A Famed Anti-Sex Trafficking Group Has a Problem With the Truth


Inside a Massive Anti-Trafficking Charity\'s Blundering Overseas Missions


Anti-Trafficking Charity Operation Underground Railroad Has Another Murky Rescue Story


Operation Underground Railroad\\u2019s Carefully Crafted Public Image Is Falling Apart


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