For months, WYSO reporter Leila Goldstein has been looking into misinformation about human trafficking. She wanted to get to the bottom of what human trafficking really looks like in a place like Ohio. So she started by talking to survivors of labor and sex trafficking.

Coming Soon: Trafficked

State and local leaders across the country have made human trafficking a priority. Public concern about the issue is growing, along with wild conspiracy theories propped up by groups like QAnon. But even the agencies tasked with fighting trafficking regularly repeat misleading claims. In Trafficked, a podcast from WYSO Public Radio, reporter Leila Goldstein weaves together the voices of advocates vying for limited resources, exasperated researchers trying to correct falsehoods and trafficking survivors who have made their way out. The series cuts through the misinformation about human trafficking to find out what happens when we get the story wrong.Series art by Kayla Freeman-Haynes

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Coming Soon: Trafficked

Coming Soon: Trafficked