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2023-07-08 02:08:21 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Ballard and O.U.R., as RS notes, has been under scrutiny due to embellishing their claims. American Crime Journal reported that Ballard lied about his involvement in the case portrayed in the film and fabricated details about his child sex trafficking activities. https://americancrimejournal.com/the-arrest-of-earl-venton-buchanan/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxev5/inside-a-massive-anti-trafficking-charitys-blundering-overseas-missions https://web.archive.org/web/20210601042815/https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/05/sex-trafficking-raid-operation-underground-railroad.html

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• Ballard and O.U.R., as RS notes, has been under scrutiny due to embellishing their claims. American Crime Journal reported that Ballard lied about his involvement in the case portrayed in the film and fabricated details about his child sex trafficking activities. https://americancrimejournal.com/the-arrest-of-earl-venton-buchanan/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxev5/inside-a-massive-anti-trafficking-charitys-blundering-overseas-missions https://web.archive.org/web/20210601042815/https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/05/sex-trafficking-raid-operation-underground-railroad.html