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What is Utah’s Attorney General Smoking?

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes positioned himself as a champion of charitable accountability while promoting a nonprofit that claimed to identify high-impact charities. This report…

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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,…

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Tim Ballard and Sean Reyes Unhinged

As scrutiny intensified around Operation Underground Railroad and Tim Ballard, questions began extending beyond the nonprofit itself. This report examines Sean Reyes, the narratives that…

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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…

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American Airlines Denies Operation Underground Railroad Partnership Claim

Operation Underground Railroad publicly promoted a supposed partnership with American Airlines. American Airlines says it never existed In a video posted on Tim Ballard’s Facebook,…

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The Rise and Unraveling of Operation Underground Railroad

Operation Underground Railroad reported a record-breaking year in 2020 despite mounting investigations, controversies, leadership departures, and questions surrounding the organization’s claims and operations. Six months…

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Testimony of Alessandra Parisi Serano

While serving as Operation Underground Railroad’s Chief Legal Officer, Alessandra Parisi Serano entered the national political arena by opposing the Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji…

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doTerra Internal Memo States It Found “Concrete Evidence” of O.U.R. Misconduct

For years, doTerra publicly stood beside Operation Underground Railroad. An internal memo shows the company privately concluded O.U.R. was no longer an organization it could…

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O.U.R. Operative and Major Donor Awaits Sentencing in $100 Million Medicare Fraud Case

Andrew McCubbins, a prominent Operation Underground Railroad donor, operative, and investor in Sound of Freedom, pleaded guilty in a healthcare fraud scheme that generated approximately…

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O.U.R.’s Batman Unmasked

For years, O.U.R.’s first undercover operative remained hidden behind the codename “Batman.” Now Steven T. Cass steps into the light, revealing his role in the…

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