A Famed Anti-Sex Trafficking Group Has a Problem With the Truth

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On the most recent @QanonAnonymous episode about Jim Caviezel we discussed his association with the shady "anti-sex trafficking group" Operation Underground Railroad. We learned a lot about what they're up to thanks to this fascinating Vice News report.

A Famed Anti-Sex Trafficking Group Has a Problem With the Truth
Backed by Donald Trump, Operation Underground Railroad has flourished in the age of QAnon. But not all of its stories hold up to scrutiny.
vice.com
9:50 AM · May 24, 2021

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth

It was the evening of November 7, and the excitement in the YouTube comments beneath Operation Underground Railroad's online gala was reaching a fever pitch. "God bless you and ALL OF YOU," one excited viewer declared. Heart emojis rained down. "WITH MY LAST BREATH, TIM, I WILL HUNT THEM," wrote someone else.

When Tim Ballard himself took the stage, the hearts and comments professing love and an unmatched thirst for vengeance escalated yet again. Clad in a baseball cap, a blazer, and a white checked shirt, Ballard beamed at his audience. "The true heroes are you," he told them, "our supporters, those of you who have allowed us to take your light into dark places."

Ballard is the founder, former CEO, and the most public face of Operation Underground Railroad, or OUR, a charity founded in 2013 with a mission of fighting human trafficking domestically and abroad. OUR says its frontline workers include "former CIA, past and current law enforcement, and highly skilled operatives," and for years has described them literally snatching children and young women from the hands of traffickers in daring raids. It has, it says, rescued literally thousands of victims.

More recently, as false conspiracy theories about elites abducting and sexually enslaving children have proliferated, the group's fundraising and prominence have risen to new heights, and it has attracted an intensely passionate and loyal following online; most online charity galas, it’s safe to say, do not attract hordes of fans swearing their undying loyalty. Ballard has not only been feted by celebrities and treated reverently by outlets ranging from ESPN to Fox News, but was even appointed by President Donald Trump to a council meant to guide federal anti-trafficking policymaking, which he co-chaired.

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[chowder66]

1. This is a good article and that org plus others named

smell a bit rotten to me.
I noticed the artist referred to in a video linked in the piece is the same guy that does a lot of those crazy Trump paintings.

Creepy.