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‘Sound of Freedom’ inspiration was accused of sexual misconduct by seven women, report says

Tim Ballard resigned from Operation Underground Railroad in June

The Independent UK

US anti-child trafficking activist resigns after sexual harassment allegations

Tim Ballard, whose work was dramatized in Sound of Freedom, has left the Operation Underground Railroad organization

The Guardian - US

‘Sticking it to the liberal media’: how conservative pop culture broke out this summer

The success of Sound of Freedom, Jason Aldean and Oliver Anthony has created a moment for outrage to take center stage

The Guardian - US

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Sound of Freedom film producer plots long-shot bid for Mexican presidency

Eduardo Verástegui, who also acts in movie embraced by QAnon followers, files paperwork for 2024 election

The Guardian - US

Sound of Freedom review – manipulative take on a harrowing topic

Championed by QAnon conspiracists, this well-intentioned thriller about child sex-trafficking is crass and full of pantomime villains

The Guardian - UK

QAnon 2.0: The "Sound of Freedom" moment

Right-wing influencers pushed a paranoid, anti-immigrant hit movie — while pretending they'd never heard of QAnon

Salon

Sound of Freedom review – anti-child-trafficking thriller that plays to the QAnon crowd

Jim Caviezel stars as the real-life campaigner Tim Ballard in a dull film that has become a US box office sensation

The Guardian - UK

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Sound of Freedom director denies film linked to QAnon theory

Alejandro Monteverde says film reception ‘heartbreaking’ as lead actor repeats conspiracy theory’s main points

The Guardian - UK

Trump grand jurors face QAnon threats

Experts warn of "chilling effect that personal targeting can have on jurors, on voters, on elected officials"

Salon

Summer box office 2023: what were the big hits and misses?

It was the season of Barbenheimer but also one that saw some of the costliest flops that the industry has ever seen

The Guardian - US

‘The film the woke Nazis don’t want you to see!’ How the culture wars made Sound of Freedom a blockbuster

How did a mid-budget thriller about child trafficking become a box office smash? With a lot of help from conspiracy theorists, the US’s religious right and Donald Trump

The Guardian - UK

Threats, slurs and menace: Far-right websites target Fulton County grand jurors

Some far-right websites are circulating addresses supposedly of grand jurors involved in the Fulton County indictment of former President Donald Trump. Their calls for violence are causing alarm.

WEKU

First Thing: the latest criminal indictment of Donald Trump

The Republican governor of Georgia refutes the former president’s claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, and more. Plus: the slow recovery process after Hawaii’s wildfires

The Guardian - UK

From Sound of Freedom to Ron DeSantis: how QAnon’s crazy conspiracy theories went mainstream

The movement itself may have grown quieter – but its ideas have percolated into public discourse, freed from their ridiculous premise

The Guardian - US

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The Guardian - AU

Sound of Freedom director says Jim Caviezel’s QAnon comments ‘hurt my work’

Alejandro Monteverde speaks out about film’s origins, saying seeing it linked to pedophile conspiracy theory has been ‘heartbreaking’

The Independent UK

Sound of Freedom director says QAnon criticisms about the film are ‘heartbreaking’: ‘It hurts me’

Sleeper hit has become a favourite among prominent right-wing figures including Donald Trump

The Texas Tribune

Gen Z influencers, quietly recruited by a company with deep GOP ties, rally to impeached Ken Paxton’s aid

After a June gathering in Fort Worth sponsored by a new company, Influenceable, social media leaders began backing the suspended Texas attorney general and a controversial human trafficking film. Those who favor transparency in political advocacy are concerned.

Salon

Why is QAnon afraid of the Masons?

Anti-Masonic prejudice goes back to the Nazis — and well before that. Somehow the QAnon cult has reanimated it

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The Guardian - US

‘Better martyrs’: the growing role of women in the far-right movement

The pipeline from mommy blogger to Tradwife to book-banner is an important aspect of the extreme right wing in the US

The Guardian - US

‘It happens again and again’: why Americans are obsessed with secret societies

From the Salem witch trials to QAnon, people have remained fixated on the idea that dark forces are controlling society, explored in a revealing new book

The Independent UK

Investor for ‘Sound of Freedom’ film about child sex trafficking is charged with accessory to child kidnapping

Fabian Marta’s attorney said his charges were ‘unfounded’

The Independent UK

Ohio election that revolves around abortion rights fueled by national groups, money

An Associated Press analysis of campaign finance data shows that supporters and opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment change in Ohio are largely funded by out-of-state donors, despite repeated messaging about the need to get such interests out of Ohio politics

Zenger

The Surprising Box-office Hit That Defies Expectations And Tackles A Sensitive Subject

Controversial film 'Sound of Freedom' challenges narratives and gains unexpected success

The Guardian - UK

The big idea: is it too late to stop extremism taking over politics?

Bizarre conspiracy thinking has infiltrated the mainstream in many western democracies. How can we push back?

The Guardian - AU

US conservative hit Sound of Freedom to be shown in Australian cinemas

Dendy cinemas among those suggesting it will screen movie promoted by American right wing ‘due to overwhelming demand’, despite questions as to actual popularity

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