Category: Collateral Damage:
The Anti-Trafficking Industrial Complex
Coco Berthmann Asking for Donations, Claims Cancer Diagnosis
A review of Coco Berthmann’s fundraising appeals, cancer claims, and the organizations that continued to amplify her story despite mounting evidence Fool me once, shame…
UPDATE: Coco Berthmann Arrested, Accused of Fraud
As Coco Berthmann’s alleged fraud unraveled, attention shifted to the people left behind: donors, supporters, families, and others who trusted her story Over the past…
Elizabeth Frazier: Another Professional Trafficking Victim
An investigation into one of the anti-trafficking movement’s most widely repeated survivor narratives raises questions about verification, evidence, and media accountability For years, Elizabeth Frazier’s…
BYU Stands by the Coco Berthmann Hoax
As questions surrounding Coco Berthmann’s trafficking claims intensify, new evidence, witness accounts, and immigration-related concerns raise additional questions about her narrative For years, Coco Berthmann’s…
Exposed: The Coco Berthmann Child Sex Slave Hoax
A widely promoted trafficking narrative is subjected to independent scrutiny as records, family testimony, and unanswered questions challenge claims repeated by media outlets and advocacy…
Mutiny at Operation Underground Railroad
Three senior figures connected to Operation Underground Railroad—including Tim Ballard’s sister-in-law and former top executives—departed the organization and launched a new anti-trafficking nonprofit as questions…
