NBC News reports:
The Epoch Times directed millions of dollars in advertising toward supporting President Donald Trump’s campaign and published dozens of articles parroting his lies about the election — resulting in huge growth to its audience and its coffers.
The strategy garnered criticism from fact-checking groups and got it banned from advertising on Facebook, but it ultimately paid off — putting the once-fringe newspaper on a path that perhaps only its leader, who claims to have supernatural powers, could have foreseen.
Today, The Epoch Times is one of the country’s most successful and influential conservative news organizations. It’s powered by Falun Gong, a religious group persecuted in China, which launched The Epoch Times as a free propaganda newsletter more than two decades ago to oppose the Chinese Communist Party.
Read the full article.
As you may know, there’s not a cuckoo batshit QAnon claim out there that isn’t pushed by the Epoch Times, which counts multiple GOP reps and Robert Kennedy Jr. among its avid readers. The Falun Gong also operates the anti-gay traveling acrobatic troupe, Shen Yun. The linked item is quite the deep dive and well worth your time.
New from @brandyzadrozny:
The Epoch Times is now the 4th-most subscribed to newspaper in America. Its revenue grew 685% in two years to $122 mill.
The paper is run by Falun Gong, a Chinese religious sect, and claims Jan. 6 and climate change are hoaxes.https://t.co/L3gMwulrj9
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 13, 2023