Response to “misinformation” allegation.
It was recently brought to our attention that FAC was “called out” in a YouTube video for allegedly posting an article containing misinformation. While we don’t want to link to the YouTube video and give it unnecessary promotion (especially since he likened FAC to QAnon), we did want to acknowledge this person’s opinion and briefly respond to the general allegations.
The accusation was that THIS ARTICLE on International Travel contained material misinformation and that it’s author didn’t verify sources.
While we appreciate constructive criticism, we want to assure our members that this writer absolutely did verify sources and investigate claims before we shared them.
We absolutely have received an increase in reports of people having difficulty traveling internationally and if you follow RegistrantTag.org’s Travel Matrix (RegistrantTAG is an independent organization) you can verify that the list gets frequently updated, with more doors closing than opening.Naturally we don’t employ auditors who test entry restrictions on behalf of registrants, but we do have a member-base of more than 2000 individuals and communicate with other advocacy groups, so when three or four completely independent people report to us that they were prevented from entering into a certain country within a short time period, we’re going to share that information with our members, even if it’s anecdotal. (And, we’re not going to disclose our member’s identities or share personal details to “out” a registrant.)
The individual calling us out also suggested that it defies common sense that the US has agents blocking travel at both the domestic departing and international arriving airport. We have absolutely confirmed that individuals (including those NOT on probation) have been prevented from boarding international flights because documentation was shared with us. As far as having agents outside the country, the US Department of Homeland Security themselves acknowledges that they have HSI Attaché/CBP facilities at airports abroad. They also acknowledge their IAP program and even put out a fact sheet on it!
Look, at the end of the day this writer has no incentive to report misleading information. FAC wants all people to travel the world freely, not be prevented from doing so. If someone felt so strongly about one of our posts that they were compelled to make a video dissecting it, the least we can do is let them know their concerns were acknowledged and assure them that we did our homework.
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I noticed that the guy in the video did EXACTLY the same things that he claimed made the FAC article unreliable. For example, we stated what the attitudes toward sexual behavior were in Greece, without any proof or references to back him up. He stated that American authorities would NEVER do such and such, but again offered no proof or references to back his OPINIONS. And that’s all that we see in that video, one person’s opinions, with absolutely ZERO verifiable FACTS. It’s no different than if someone made the claim that our trusted police officers would NEVER molest children or possess child pornography, even though there are officers in prison for those crimes now. It would be interesting to see how Greeks feel about this man’s inference that they ALL have loose morality regarding sexual behavior. He also seems to be ignorant about the requirements under the International Megan’s Law, which makes it mandatory to report international travel of anyone convicted of a sexual crime against a child. Other countries don’t need a huge force to investigate every person arriving in their country. They have already been notified before the plane or ship arrives.
You should consider Mr Whitsitt an ally. He has started the wheels turning in the German court system to help discredit the registry in the USA.
Nobody is saying otherwise or picking fights. This has already drawn more attention than it’s worth. I’m just saying if it bothered the guy so much that he posted a video on it, the least we can do is acknowledge his concern, let him know his opinion was heard, assure him that we did our due diligence before sharing information. If he doesn’t want to take our word for it, check the links to the government’s own sites where they acknowledge they have liaison offices with agents at airports in other countries. And if he still thinks we’re Q-Anon or a source for misinformation… I don’t know what more to tell him.
FAC
If your Q-Anon may a stack of Satanic Bibles fall from the sky and hit me upside the head. We might have different opinions from time to time; however we have the same goal in the end: registration laws need to go.
Philippines for SURE I travel in and out and always get scuntized
even not a rgistered person since 2005 dont get pulled in but at final destination I get asked where Im going to be stayin
Here in Missouri several years ago during a committee hearing at the capitol where I testified a young family man, his mom, and his sister also testified regarding their vacation out of the country. When they arrived he was held in a room and informed that he was going to be sent back to the airport of origin. He gave all of the tickets for places the entire family was scheduled to visit to his mom. The rest of the family, whose vacation was obliterated, went on while he was sent back. During his testimony, he sadly stated he wished he had known at the time of his offense when younger it would impact his wife and child it might have made a difference. After the hearing concluded several state legislators walked out in the hallway and shook his hand thanking him for his testimony. It is a matter of record so the naysayer can look it up.
I’m not knocking the guy but we still live in “the States” and those of us still here know how quickly laws around here change. I’m watching his story because he’s trying to get asylum status in Germany but even if he gets it, it will be an anecdotal example because it will still be an isolated case. If he does get it, Germany could decide to change their policies down the road out of fears American “pedophiles” will flock there in droves.
It is not fearmonering to state that one person’s story is merely a possibility that experience will be also experienced by another person at aanother time. If I wasn’t afraid to fly I’d go to Greece to check it out for myself.
The person who attacked FAC on this was/is probably a fed trying to protect his/her job. Just remember, they attack because you’re doing right.
Nah. We know who the person is. He’s definitely not a fed. I’m not looking at it as attacking us, just didn’t want to leave it hanging out there.