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Women Accuse Tim Ballard of ‘Spiritual Manipulation, Grooming, and Sexual Misconduct’

09.28.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
News

Ex-Operation Underground Railroad Employees Said OUR Misled Donors, Lied to Public

09.26.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
News

Operation Underground Railroad Child-Rescue Missions Were Based on Psychic Intelligence

09.20.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
News

‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Felt the Naked Breasts of Apparently Underage Trafficking Victim

09.19.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
News

Tim Ballard’s Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation

09.18.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
News

Mormon Church Denounces Tim Ballard’s “Morally Unacceptable” Activities

09.15.23

By Tim Marchman and Anna Merlan
Tech

Trafficking Survivors and Advocates Are Being Harassed by ‘Sound of Freedom’ Fans

08.07.23

By Anna Merlan
Tech

Tim Ballard Left Operation Underground Railroad After Investigation Into Claims Made by Employees

07.18.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
Tech

Tim Ballard Has ‘Stepped Away’ From Operation Underground Railroad, Org Says

07.13.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
Tech

Anti-Trafficking Group With Long History of False Claims Gets Its Hollywood Moment

07.06.23

By Anna Merlan
Tech

Twitter’s New Head of Trust and Safety Offers to Partner with Controversial Anti-Trafficking Group

12.15.22

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
Tech

Operation Underground Railroad Touts Non-Existent Partnership With American Airlines

06.10.22

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman

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Life

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10.03.24

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Life

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Investigation Reveals Cause of Deadly Maui Wildfire

The wildfire that killed more than 100 people was caused by the re-energization of broken utility lines in Lahaina.

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