Epoch Times / NTD / Shen Yun media empire (Falun Gong-aligned)
Falun Gong-aligned media empire including Epoch Times, NTD, Shen Yun, and The Dissident. Documented misinformation and political-partisan campaigning.
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BITE breakdown
0 — Falun Gong-aligned media empire; documented misinformation and political-partisan campaigning.
Profile facts
In context
The Epoch Times media network grew from the Falun Gong diaspora response to Chinese state persecution. NYT 2020 investigation documented partisan Trump-aligned US political campaigning. 2024 Epoch Times CFO Weidong Guan indicted on $67M money-laundering charges. Shen Yun performing-arts brand continues large US tours.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Reclamation Collective — Religious-trauma-aware therapist network; relevant for post-exit identity-rebuilding.
- Religious Trauma Institute — Religious-trauma clinical research and clinician directory (Marlene Winell tradition).
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
Legal cases & controversies
- 2024 Guan money-laundering indictment
Evidence by BITE axis
- Documented misinformation campaigns
- 2024 CFO money-laundering indictment
- Parent Falun Gong religious movement context
- documented misinformation and political-partisan campaigning
Timeline
- 2000Epoch Times founded
- 2024CFO Guan indicted for $67M money laundering
Sources
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Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: NRM high-control.
- 2026-05-20Source-density flags derived from existing free-text sources[]: court records, investigative journalism. Heuristic auto-flag; subsequent editorial pass will populate structuredSources[] with reliability tiers.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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