The False Claims Behind an Anti-Trafficking Group’s Hollywood Moment
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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’s box office numbers aren’t all they’re 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 ‘Stepped Away’ 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’s Carefully Crafted Public Image Is Falling Apart We’re recording CYBER live on Twitch. Watch live during the week. Follow us there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.  Subscribe to CYBER on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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