The False Claims Behind an Anti-Trafficking Group’s Hollywood Moment

<p>A movie about a Mormon anti-trafficking activist made headlines when it beat <em>Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny</em> at the box office. But <em>Sound of Freedom’s</em> 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.</p><br><p>Motherboard Senior Staff Writer Anna Merlan joins us this week on Cyber to explain OUR and <em>Sound of Freedom</em>.</p><br><p><strong>Stories discussed in this episode:</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7z74x/tim-ballard-sound-of-freedom-operation-underground-railroad-stepped-away" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Tim Ballard Has ‘Stepped Away’ From Operation Underground Railroad, Org Says</strong></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3apm/anti-trafficking-group-with-long-history-of-false-claims-gets-its-hollywood-moment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Anti-Trafficking Group With Long History of False Claims Gets Its Hollywood Moment</strong></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>A Famed Anti-Sex Trafficking Group Has a Problem With the Truth</strong></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxev5/inside-a-massive-anti-trafficking-charitys-blundering-overseas-missions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Inside a Massive Anti-Trafficking Charity's Blundering Overseas Missions</strong></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgq8a/anti-trafficking-charity-operation-underground-railroad-has-another-murky-rescue-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Anti-Trafficking Charity Operation Underground Railroad Has Another Murky Rescue Story</strong></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8j3v/operation-underground-railroad-criminal-investigation-human-trafficking-tim-ballard-jim-cavi