• Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly
    2024-06-17

    Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement –including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol.

  • Money laundering charges raise questions about the direction of The Epoch Times
    2024-06-17

    The outlet was founded by adherents to the Falun Gong spiritual movement but it has morphed into a pro-Trump conservative news organization in recent years. Earlier this month, the organization's chief financial officer was arrested on federal money laundering charges.

  • Pro-Trump Platform Promotes Climate Science Denial Ads to Millions Across Europe
    2024-06-12

    Campaigners have referred the Epoch Times to the UK advertising regulator for “stoking the climate culture war” on social media.

  • Letter: The origins of The Epoch Times
    2024-06-12

    It came from an ultra-conservative religious group called Falun Gong. They also produce and heavily advertise a Chinese dance and song group called “Shen Yun,” which appeared a year or so ago at the Chester Fritz in Grand Forks.

  • The Unification Church Infiltrated Japan’s Government. Now Its Sights Are Set on the U.S.
    2024-06-12

    Tragedy has stalked the Moons wherever they have gone. Few can be surprised if it follows their new American adventure, too.

  • 3 people involved in taking Gilbert teen as part of doomsday plot sentenced to probation
    2024-06-06

    Three family members who helped take a Gilbert teen from his home as part of a doomsday plot have been sentenced to probation.

  • Tom Cruise’s Commitment to Scientology Questioned By L.A. Community: He Used to Be a ‘Huge Presence’
    2024-05-31

    Tom Cruise’s ongoing commitment to Scientology is once again being called into question, as insiders exclusively tell In Touch that he’s way less vocal or reliant on the beleaguered faith than ever before – and going out of his way to build a new life for himself outside of it.

  • Religious group amasses fortune by feeding right-wingers with conspiracies: report
    2024-05-31

    Tax documents reveal that the Epoch Times, a notorious right-wing disinformation newspaper, springboarded into a multi-million dollar empire with wide reach in the United States in the wake of the 2020 presidential election – with its revenue growing almost 800 percent, NBC Newsreportedon Friday.

  • Posts Misleadingly Link Town Clerk’s Case to 2020 Presidential Election
    2024-05-31

    A Michigan town clerk pleaded no contest in 2023 to a charge of misconduct in office. Social media posts misleadingly highlight her case to push the false narrative that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged.” The clerk’s case was related to her local primary race, not the presidential election...

  • A billboard campaign in southwest Michigan claims the Epoch Times is “#1 trusted news.” Is it?
    2024-05-31

    The marketing on these billboards got our attention due to NowKalamazoo’s new project on media literacy and our commitment to guarding our community against mis/disinformation – of which multiple examples were found by external reviews of the Epoch Times.

  • My daughter has joined a cult. I have no idea how to get her out
    2024-05-27

    Maria worries she's lost her daughter. Like thousands of other Australians, she's been recruited into a group that promises meaning and belonging, but in fact turns members' lives upside down.

  • Far right newspaper promotes climate disinformation on Meta
    2024-05-27

    A Global Witness investigation has found that The Epoch Times is targeting people in the UK with adverts on Facebook and Instagram that deny the existence of climate change and question its severity.

  • Why not the Epoch Times?
    2024-05-27

    Source after source, including The New York Times, NBC News, and a variety of fact checking sites, claimed that The Epoch Times was not a credible news source.

  • Church of Scientology Accused of Harassing Prosecutor to ‘Derail’ Danny Masterson’s Rape Trial
    2024-05-27

    In September 2023, Masterson wassentenced to the maximum 30-years-to-life in prisonafter being convicted, with eligibility for parole after 25-and-a-half years, though he can be held in prison for life.

  • How I Escaped the Church of Scientology
    2024-05-17

    You’ve likely heard a lot less, however, about the employees of the Church, who can be forced to work incredibly long hours for a tiny wage.