I don't know about you, but Youtube sends me many ads for Epoch Times, an investigative journalism magazine.
The ad appeals to truthers, alt-right-conservatives, analytical westerners.
Report 2019, "Second-largest funder of pro-Trump Facebook advertising after... campaign.... spread ... QAnon and anti-vaccination propaganda." (T is viewed as anti-communist, by the media group.)
"
Falun Gong
strategy to embed itself into the large civil society for influence and legitimacy."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epoch_Times
(With citations.)
Epoch Times and
Shen Yun dance[/url] troupe are connected, founded by the same expat Chn in NYC. Run by members of Falun Gong, banned in China.
Epoch revenue $12.4 million in 2018. Ranked 11th among all video creators.
Hundreds of fake FBk profiles taken down 2019, generated by AI and Epoch.
Epoch group received $900,000 from principal at Renaissance Technologies, hedge fund led by conservative political donor Robert Mercer.
Chris Kitze, former NBC exec and creator of Before It's News, manages cryptocurrency hedge fund, serves as Epoch board VP since 2017.
While there might be nothing wrong with any of these groups, it is important to know how far connections extend.
Most religious sects will mix positive challenges with tough demands, intrigue that causes members to feel unique and special. When political funding mixes with religions and empassioned movements, it can get more manipulative.
They also speak out on CV19, incriminating Chn gv.... we have to ask ourselves where our info comes from, at source level. Does it sound real just because we hear it repeated, or it incriminates those we mistrust, or it seemed to arrive well-documented.
It's not quite a prepper topic, but could be if people get their news and warnings from Epoch.
Grain of salt.
