Ballard became more of a known quantity after the release of the movie Sound of Freedom, a dramatization of his mission in which he was played by actor Jim Caviezel. Critics of the film have argued that Ballard’s claims about his accomplishments have been “dramatically overstated or without clear documentary evidence.”

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    “Sex-Trafficking Champion” in title is very unclear and implies the opposite of possible intent. (He claims to fight sex-trafficing, not to be really good at sex-trafficing.)

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      Sorry, we aren’t supposed to change headlines. Honestly, the important thing here is that this guy was a conservative icon and his movie was touted as being “suppressed” by the “woke.”

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        I did not mean to diss you. My insult was fully intended for the original editor that titled the story. Sorry for not being clear.

        Thank you for following the posting rules, and for spreading this news.

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        But the headline in the article is “ ‘Sound of Freedom’ Hero Resigned From Own Organization Over Shocking Sexual Misconduct Allegations: Report” so you changed it?

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          No. I clicked the automatic headline thingy when I submitted the article and that’s what came up.

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      Who the hell thinks that’s what Champion means? Figure-skating Champion, Hot Dog Eating Champion, Heavyweight Champion. This another AI article?

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        Its just used that way to make it less wordy. Like when people say “Raising money for cancer” instead of “raising money for cancer research”. I always find it mildly humorous but the intent is obvious.

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        Champion can technically also refer to a notable advocate for something, like a “champion of human rights,” or even as a verb in the same way, “we champion diversity here at Tech Corp Z” etc.

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        It definitely feels like an AI article. Humans don’t write things like " he became a known quantity" in this context…