Grift, Disinfo, Fraud? What happened at The Epoch Times?
We dive into the wild story behind The Epoch Times, a fringe conservative newspaper turned right-wing propaganda machine with ties to a mysterious dissident Chinese meditation movement. What are its aims? How did it become one of the biggest pro-Trump ad spenders and a destination for the likes of Candace Owens and Conrad Black?And what will happen now that its CFO is charged in a $67-million money laundering scandal.NBC disinfo reporter Brandy Zadrozny explains.Help us make Front Burner even better by filling out this audience survey.
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We dive into the wild story behind The Epoch Times, a fringe conservative newspaper turned right-wing propaganda machine with ties to a mysterious dissident Chinese meditation movement.
What are its aims? How did it become one of the biggest pro-Trump ad spenders and a destination for the likes of Candace Owens and Conrad Black?
And what will happen now that its CFO is charged in a $67-million money laundering scandal.
NBC disinfo reporter Brandy Zadrozny explains.
Help us make Front Burner even better by filling out this audience survey.