Tag: Human Trafficking Awareness
“Sound of Freedom” and the $175 Million “Pay It Forward” Machine
As Sound of Freedom became a cultural phenomenon, Angel Studios urged audiences to “Pay It Forward” by purchasing tickets for strangers. Marketed as a movement…
The Whiteboard Meeting
At a secret 2019 gathering attended by senior Operation Underground Railroad insiders, Tim Ballard allegedly unveiled a far-reaching plan linking donor funds, nonprofit entities, media…
O.U.R. Quietly Exposes Tim Ballard’s Big Lie
For nearly a decade, Tim Ballard promoted a story about a trafficked boy, a missing sister, and a necklace that allegedly inspired the creation of…
O.U.R. & the LDS Church’s Promotional Movies
From a secret LDS-produced film about faith and sacrifice to Sound of Freedom’s portrayal of Tim Ballard, this investigation examines how media, messaging, and powerful…
Will the Real Eliza Please Stand Up?
Public statements, newspaper archives, and family records raise questions about why Eliza Bleu repeatedly denied being Eliza Morthland Update 1/26/23: Both Eliza Morthland and Richard…
O.U.R.’s Hookers from Heaven
Marketed as a God-guided rescue of trafficked women in Haiti, O.U.R.’s Giving Tuesday documentary became a powerful fundraising tool. This investigation examines the claims, the…
The Arrest of Earl Venton Buchanan
Court records and U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports challenge the foundational story used by Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad to launch a movement,…
Polaris Project is “Deeply Concerned” Over O.U.R.’s “Numbers Game”
Anti-human trafficking NGO Polaris Project is “deeply concerned” over The Numbers Game Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) and Tim Ballard continues to play. Under multiple criminal investigations and their legitimacy in question, Tim Ballard and OUR drifted to “the point of no return”. With their carefully crafted public image now shed, their ruse fell apart.
O.U.R.’s Origin Myth
Lynn Packer examines the founding narrative of Operation Underground Railroad, the story portrayed in Sound of Freedom, and the documented record behind the organization’s origin…
O.U.R.’s Prized Propaganda Movie Embroiled in Controversy
Years before its release, Sound of Freedom was promoted as the true story of Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad. Behind the film’s troubled journey…
