Good article on how Epoch Times has taken over youtube after FB shut them down.

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There's a paywall to the NYT article, but you can request a free membership to read.

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1. Some from the NYT

The Epoch Times is one of the most mysterious fixtures of the pro-Trump media universe. It was started 20 years ago as a print newspaper by practitioners of Falun Gong, the persecuted Chinese spiritual practice. In recent years, the paper has made inroads into top Republican circles. Mr. Trump and his advisers have shared Epoch Times articles on their social media accounts, and last year, Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law, sat for an interview with an Epoch Times editor. Representative Paul Gosar, a Republican from Arizona, called it “our favorite paper.”

The outlet’s profile was initially raised by a spending spree on Facebook — where it paid more than $1 million to promote its content. But in August, Facebook caught The Epoch Times trying to evade its advertising transparency rules and barred it from taking out more ads.

Rather than retreating, the publication simply shifted to a different platform — YouTube — and continued its advertising blitz there.

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Three former Epoch Times employees, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared retaliation from the organization, said the outlet had long been financed by subscriptions, advertising and private donations. They described its staff as primarily Falun Gong practitioners, many of whom had little previous experience in journalism. Editorial employees, they said, were encouraged to attend weekly “Fa study” sessions outside work hours, during which they would gather to study the teachings of Falun Gong’s spiritual leader, Li Hongzhi.

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2. thanks ! nt

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3. Once upon a time I read Epoch times

Then soon learned it's almost all propaganda and now right wing propaganda.. Thrilling, huh?

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4. Rachel did a section on them one night.

Radical group out of China. They think Trump is their savior, in that he will somehow "liberate" them. They're trying to become mainstream US media.

In the meantime, I've also read that there is not a station from Russia broadcasting round the clock in the Kansas City area.

What was it Khrushchev said, 'We will take America without firing a shot'....