{"id":1969249,"date":"2023-07-10T23:19:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T03:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-inspired-sound-of-freedom-fires-back-at-critics-its-kind-of-sick\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T23:19:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T03:19:58","slug":"man-who-inspired-sound-of-freedom-fires-back-at-critics-its-kind-of-sick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-inspired-sound-of-freedom-fires-back-at-critics-its-kind-of-sick\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration behind &#8216;Sound of Freedom&#8217; hits back at critics: &#8216;It&#8217;s sick.&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-who-inspired-sound-of-freedom-fires-back-at-critics-its-kind-of-sick%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1969249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Man Behind &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221; Responds to QAnon Accusations<\/h2>\n<p>The man whose incredible story inspired the hit film &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221; is not staying silent in the face of media critics who are trying to tie the movie to the QAnon movement. Tim Ballard, portrayed by actor Jim Caviezel, left his government job to save one girl from sex traffickers in Colombia, ultimately rescuing numerous other children in the process.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with Fox News, Ballard vehemently denied any connection between the film and conspiracy theories associated with QAnon. He expressed frustration with media outlets that casually throw around the term &#8220;QAnon&#8221; without making any actual connection to the true story on which the film is based.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tim Ballard shreds CNN for slandering Sound of Freedom as a &#8220;QAnon film.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s embarrassing and simply grotesque for this guy who knows nothing to start throwing out terms like Qanon and connecting it to a real story.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d9WwhBc93y\">pic.twitter.com\/d9WwhBc93y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CitizenFreePres\/status\/1678383944457400320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ballard challenged his critics, asking where exactly the QAnon doctrine is being promoted in the film and its script. As someone who was directly involved in the events depicted, he emphasized that he would be the most knowledgeable about any potential connections. He also questioned the motives of those who try to discredit the film, suggesting that they may be protecting pedophiles and human traffickers.<\/p>\n<p>Various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medias-coverage-of-crises-under-biden-would-look-a-lot-different-if-trump-were-in-office\/\" title=\"Media\u2019s Coverage of Crises Under Biden Would Look A Lot Different If Trump Were In Office\">left-leaning news outlets<\/a>, including Rolling Stone and The Guardian, have published stories associating &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221; with QAnon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The mainstream media are coordinating with each other to attempt to discredit Sound of Freedom because it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-inspired-sound-of-freedom-fires-back-at-critics-its-kind-of-sick\/\" title=\"Inspiration behind 'Sound of Freedom' hits back at critics: 'It's sick.'\">exposes real life child trafficking<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>These outlets want to hide the truth:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Washington Post<\/li>\n<li>Rolling Stone<\/li>\n<li>Media Matters<\/li>\n<li>Jezebel<\/li>\n<li>The Guardian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CourageHabit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CourageHabit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FasQDT37Le\">pic.twitter.com\/FasQDT37Le<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oli London (@OliLondonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/1678162919689781255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked about a critique by author Mike Rothschild, who claimed the film promotes QAnon concepts, Ballard dismissed the accusation. He highlighted the importance of the film in shedding light on the reality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-call-double-standard-on-greenes-committee-removals-point-to-omar-remarks\/\" title=\"Republicans Call Double Standard on Greene\u2019s Committee Removals, Point to Omar Remarks\">child sex trafficking<\/a> and expressed his disappointment in those who oppose it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: CNN vocally opposes the release of \u2018Sound of Freedom\u2019, a movie exposing the reality of child sex trafficking, calling it a \u2018QAnon\u2019 film.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine being upset about a movie exposing child sex trafficking and thinking you\u2019re the good guys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese films are created out of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ED0zMyEwZQ\">pic.twitter.com\/ED0zMyEwZQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1677790960879796224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ballard passionately defended the film, emphasizing that he personally witnessed the horrific experiences of the children depicted. He called out those who know nothing about the real story but still try to connect it to QAnon, labeling their actions as embarrassing and grotesque.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>is now dedicated to rescuing children worldwide, has vehemently denied any connection to QAnon and stated that the film is about raising awareness and inspiring action against child trafficking, not promoting conspiracy theories. Ballard emphasized the importance of focusing on the real issue at hand and not getting distracted by baseless accusations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1969250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1969249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1969249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1969250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1969249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1969249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1969249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}