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Tim Ballard

Anna Merlan

Today we will be covering the new hit movie Sound of Freedom - based loosely on the work of Tim Ballard, founder of Operation Underground Railroad. If you have first-hand stories of experiences with Tim Ballard and/or OUR, or other information that could be helpful to this episode, please email them to me at mormonstories@gmail.com. Joining us for the interview will be journalists Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman, who have both been heavily involved in coverage of this story. Human Trafficking Advocacy | Freedom Network USA Articles from Vice on Tim Ballard and OUR can be found below:  7/13/2023: Tim Ballard Has ‘Stepped Away’ From Operation Underground Railroad, Org Says 7/6/23: Anti-Trafficking Group With Long History of False Claims Gets Its Hollywood Moment 6/10/22: Operation Underground Railroad Touts Non-Existent Partnership With American Airlines 8/24/21:  Inside the Shadowy Anti–Sex Trafficking Group OUR  6/10/21: Operation Underground Railroad’s Carefully Crafted Public Image Is Falling Apart 8/12/21: Anti-Trafficking Charity Operation Underground Railroad Has Another Murky Rescue Story 3/8/21: Inside a Massive Anti-Trafficking Charity's Blundering Overseas Missions 12/10/20: A Famed Anti-Sex Trafficking Group Has a Problem With the Truth  Episode Show Notes YouTube link  Mormon Stories Thanks Our Generous Donors! Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today:  One-time or recurring donation through Donorbox Support us on Patreon PayPal Venmo   Our Platforms:  Youtube Patreon Spotify Apple Podcasts   Contact us: MormonStories@gmail.com  PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117   Social Media:  Insta: @mormstories Tiktok: @mormonstoriespodcast Join the Discord 

Today we will be covering the new hit movie Sound of Freedom - based loosely on the work of Tim Ballard, founder of Operation Underground Railroad. If you have first-hand stories of experiences with Tim Ballard and/or OUR, or other information that could be helpful to this episode, please email them to me at mormonstories@gmail.com. Joining us for the interview will be journalists Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman, who have both been heavily involved in coverage of this story. <a href="https://freedomnetworkusa.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Human Trafficking Advocacy | Freedom Network USA</a> Articles from Vice on Tim Ballard and OUR can be found below: <ul> <li>7/13/2023: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7z74x/tim-ballard-sound-of-freedom-operation-underground-railroad-stepped-away" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Ballard Has ‘Stepped Away’ From Operation Underground Railroad, Org Says</a></li> <li>7/6/23: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3apm/anti-trafficking-group-with-long-history-of-false-claims-gets-its-hollywood-moment" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Anti-Trafficking Group With Long History of False Claims Gets Its Hollywood Moment</a></li> <li>6/10/22: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zjyg/operation-underground-railroad-touts-non-existent-partnership-with-american-airlines" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Operation Underground Railroad Touts Non-Existent Partnership With American Airlines</a></li> <li>8/24/21: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kvana/inside-the-shadowy-antisex-trafficking-group-our" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Inside the Shadowy Anti–Sex Trafficking Group OUR </a></li> <li>6/10/21: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8j3v/operation-underground-railroad-criminal-investigation-human-trafficking-tim-ballard-jim-caviezel-qanon" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Operation Underground Railroad’s Carefully Crafted Public Image Is Falling Apart</a></li> <li>8/12/21: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgq8a/anti-trafficking-charity-operation-underground-railroad-has-another-murky-rescue-story" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Anti-Trafficking Charity Operation Underground Railroad Has Another Murky Rescue Story</a></li> <li>3/8/21: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxev5/inside-a-massive-anti-trafficking-charitys-blundering-overseas-missions" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Inside a Massive Anti-Trafficking Charity's Blundering Overseas Missions</a></li> <li>12/10/20: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A Famed Anti-Sex Trafficking Group Has a Problem With the Truth</a></li> </ul> <a href="https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/sound-of-freedom/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode Show Notes</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/A5tFhyLTekk" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube link</a> Mormon Stories Thanks Our Generous Donors! Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: <ul> <li><a href="https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">One-time or recurring donation through Donorbox</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Support us on Patreon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mormonstories" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PayPal</a></li> <li><a href="https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Venmo</a></li> </ul> Our Platforms: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/mormonstories?sub_confirmation=1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Youtube</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></li> </ul> Contact us: <a href="mailto:MormonStories@gmail.com" rel="noopener">MormonStories@gmail.com</a> PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117  Social Media: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mormstories" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Insta: @mormstories</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tiktok: @mormonstoriespodcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Join the Discord</a></li> </ul>

1787: Sound of Freedom, Tim Ballard & Underground Railroad: Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman of Vice News

Dave Anthony

After years of delays, the film “Sound of Freedom'' has finally hit theaters. The movie stars majorly pilled QAnon-promoting actor Jim Caveizel. He portrays Tim Ballard, the founder of the anti sex trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad.This film is bound to be a big boon for Tim Ballard. He is a former Department of Homeland security agent, but starting about a decade ago he made a name for himself thanks to stories of bold, daring missions helping rescue abducted children and arresting traffickers. Sex trafficking is in fact a very real and serious problem that is being actively fought by many governmental and nongovernmental organizations. But investigations into Ballard discovered that he exaggerates or sometimes outright fibs about his role in helping victims of trafficking. Similarly, Operation Underground Railroad claims partnerships with law enforcement and corporations that aren’t actually real.To discuss the film, we are joined by Dave Anthony of the Dollop Podcast. To dive into Operation Underground Railroad and its founder Tim Ballard, we talk to Vice News reporters Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman.Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like 'Manclan' and 'Trickle Down': http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymousQAA's Website: https://qanonanonymous.comMusic by Pontus Berghe.  Editing by Corey Klotz.Guestshttps://twitter.com/daveanthony https://twitter.com/annamerlan https://twitter.com/timmarchmanREFERENCEShttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/technology/qanon-save-the-children-trafficking.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/sound-of-freedom-jim-caviezel-857639bf https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/sound-of-freedom-the-film-you-almost-never-had-the-chance-to-seeReporting On Tim Ballard From Vice Newshttps://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxev5/inside-a-massive-anti-trafficking-charitys-blundering-overseas-missions https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgq8a/anti-trafficking-charity-operation-underground-railroad-has-another-murky-rescue-story https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zjyg/operation-underground-railroad-touts-non-existent-partnership-with-american-airlines https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3apm/anti-trafficking-group-with-long-history-of-false-claims-gets-its-hollywood-moment

After years of delays, the film “Sound of Freedom'' has finally hit theaters. The movie stars majorly pilled QAnon-promoting actor Jim Caveizel. He portrays Tim Ballard, the founder of the anti sex trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad. This film is bound to be a big boon for Tim Ballard. He is a former Department of Homeland security agent, but starting about a decade ago he made a name for himself thanks to stories of bold, daring missions helping rescue abducted children and arresting traffickers. Sex trafficking is in fact a very real and serious problem that is being actively fought by many governmental and nongovernmental organizations. But investigations into Ballard discovered that he exaggerates or sometimes outright fibs about his role in helping victims of trafficking. Similarly, Operation Underground Railroad claims partnerships with law enforcement and corporations that aren’t actually real. To discuss the film, we are joined by Dave Anthony of the Dollop Podcast. To dive into Operation Underground Railroad and its founder Tim Ballard, we talk to Vice News reporters Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman. Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like 'Manclan' and 'Trickle Down': <a href="http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous</a> QAA's Website: <a href="https://qanonanonymous.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://qanonanonymous.com</a> Music by Pontus Berghe. Editing by Corey Klotz. Guests <a href="https://twitter.com/daveanthony" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/daveanthony</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/annamerlan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/annamerlan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/timmarchman</a> REFERENCES <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/technology/qanon-save-the-children-trafficking.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/technology/qanon-save-the-children-trafficking.html</a> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/sound-of-freedom-jim-caviezel-857639bf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/sound-of-freedom-jim-caviezel-857639bf</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/sound-of-freedom-the-film-you-almost-never-had-the-chance-to-see" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/sound-of-freedom-the-film-you-almost-never-had-the-chance-to-see</a> Reporting On Tim Ballard From Vice News <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth</a> <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxev5/inside-a-massive-anti-trafficking-charitys-blundering-overseas-missions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxev5/inside-a-massive-anti-trafficking-charitys-blundering-overseas-missions</a> <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgq8a/anti-trafficking-charity-operation-underground-railroad-has-another-murky-rescue-story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgq8a/anti-trafficking-charity-operation-underground-railroad-has-another-murky-rescue-story</a> <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zjyg/operation-underground-railroad-touts-non-existent-partnership-with-american-airlines" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zjyg/operation-underground-railroad-touts-non-existent-partnership-with-american-airlines</a> <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3apm/anti-trafficking-group-with-long-history-of-false-claims-gets-its-hollywood-moment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3apm/anti-trafficking-group-with-long-history-of-false-claims-gets-its-hollywood-moment</a>