Media Outlets Shamelessly Smear ‘Sound Of Freedom’ Film

There’s clearly an appetite out there for a hard-hitting film that exposes the evils of child sex trafficking. “Sound of Freedom” has been topping the box office charts despite little traditional marketing exposure.

But the mainstream media is clearly on a mission to keep people from believing the claims in this movie despite the fact that it’s based on a true story.

Outlets like The Guardian, Rolling Stone, and Washington Post weren’t shy in spreading the claim that the statistics about human trafficking were unreliable. They also took plenty of potshots at the film’s star, Jim Caviezel.

“Sound of Freedom,” the low-budget film about child sex trafficking almost topped the box office on July 4.

But its star, Jim Caviezel, has linked it to the QAnon movement. https://t.co/4Je2YB3CBH

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 7, 2023

As Outkick reported:

The free speech averse Rolling Stone doubled down on that hysteria, going so far as to mock the film’s audience in the process.

“‘Sound Of Freedom’ Is a Superhero Movie for Dads With Brainworms,” screams the headline.

“The QAnon-tinged thriller about child-trafficking is designed to appeal to the conscience of a conspiracy-addled boomer.”

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Is it fact-based or not? Are children being trafficked for sex? Yes. Yes, they are.

The obviously biased reporting earned quite a bit of backlash on Twitter:

The media claims that child sex trafficking is a “conspiracy theory” and doesn’t want videos like this getting around https://t.co/JkkpBYM6oT

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 10, 2023

'Actor might have political views not approved by Washington Post'

How is that supposed to be news?

Try reporting some actual news.

— Geoffrey Miller (@primalpoly) July 8, 2023

So many places are running this exact headline 🤔

— HelioWave (@heliodown) July 8, 2023

Why is the WaPo trying to dunk on a film based on actual events on human trafficking?

One can only assume the WaPo doesn't want any attention brought to this problem and see a film like this as a threat.

You know who doesn't like this film? Pedophiles.

— 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 (@txsalth2o) July 7, 2023

Then there’s the response from cable news networks.

According to TownHall:

CNN host Abby Phillip had Mike Rothschild on so that he can fear monger Americans into not seeing the movie, which he claims is created out of a “moral panic” and “QAnon concepts.” 

Rothschild accused Jim Caviezel— the story’s protagonist depicting DHS agent Tim Ballard— of embracing Q Anon theories. Specifically, a version that maintains the idea that elites drink the blood of children to imbibe the alleged chemical “adrenochrome.”

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“He’s openly using its catchphrases and its concepts. He’s speaking at Q Anon conventions. And this film is being marketed to either specific Q Anon believers or people who believe all of the same tenets as Q Anon but claim they don’t know what it is,” Rothschild said. 

Rothschild accused the movie— based on true events— of being created out of “bogus statistics” and fear. 

However, the statistics are real, and millions of children are trafficked daily.

Here’s some more evidence of the media backlash against this film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8cDs8Z9fnI&feature=youtu.be