The Epoch Times is a far-right^[1] international multi-language newspaper and media company affiliated with the Falun Gong new religious movement.^[29] The newspaper, based in New York City, is part of the Epoch Media Group, which also operates New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television.^[30] The Epoch Times has websites in 35 countries but is blocked in mainland China.^[31]

The Epoch Times opposes the Chinese Communist Party,^[32][33][28] promotes far-right politicians in Europe,^[8][10][28] and has championed former President Donald Trump in the U.S.;^[34][35] a 2019 report by NBC News showed it to be the second-largest funder of pro-Trump Facebook advertising after the Trump campaign.^[30][36][28] The Epoch Media Group’s news sites and YouTube channels have spread conspiracy theories such as QAnon and anti-vaccine misinformation,^[39] and false claims of fraud in the 2020 United States presidential election.^[42] In 2020, The New York Times called it a “global-scale misinformation machine”.^[34] The Epoch Times frequently promotes other Falun Gong-affiliated groups, such as the performing arts company Shen Yun.^[23][43][34]