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'Sound of Freedom' Inspiration Tim Ballard Left His Organization Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims
The Operation Underground Railroad founder parted ways with the controversial anti-trafficking group before the release of a movie exaggerating his rescue missions
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TikTok’s WGA Ban Was Meant to Catch QAnon Conspiracies
The social media app temporarily blocked searches for the Writers Guild of America strike but tells Rolling Stone the mistake has been fixed
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'Sound of Freedom' Director Denies Promoting QAnon Movement
Alejandro Monteverde claims he won't make money off his breakout indie hit, which dramatizes the issue of child trafficking
- Culture Wars
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Why ‘Winter Kills’ Is the Perfect Conspiracy Thriller for the QAnon Era
Thanks to Quentin Tarantino, the batshit 1979 movie about Jeff Bridges investigating a JFK-like assassination plot returns to theaters. Its timing is perfect
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Trump to Screen Controversial Sex-Trafficking Film at Bedminster Club
Sound of Freedom has been accused of misrepresenting the reality of sexual exploitation, but conservatives remain obsessed
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Tim Ballard, Inspiration Behind 'Sound of Freedom,' Quietly Leaves Anti-Trafficking Group
He is no longer associated with Operation Underground Railroad, the organization on which the film is based
- Culture Wars
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Why Anti-Trafficking Experts Are Torching 'Sound of Freedom'
The new movie offers a "false perception" of child trafficking that experts worry could further harm the real victims
- Culture Wars
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'Sound Of Freedom' Is a Superhero Movie for Dads With Brainworms
The QAnon-tinged thriller about child-trafficking is designed to appeal to the conscience of a conspiracy-addled boomer
- Save the Children
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Leader of JFK Jr.-Obsessed QAnon Cult Dies After Dirt Bike Accident
In 2021, Michael Brian Protzman and his followers camped out for weeks in Dallas, Texas to await the return of JFK Jr.
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UFOs, Lasers, and Antifa Arsonists: Wildfires Spark New Conspiracy Theories
As millions contend with noxious smoke from unprecedented blazes north of the U.S., some insist the climate disaster is a coordinated plot
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