The Epoch Times is under investigation for money laundering, but the site's role in spreading anti-trans misinformation has gone unmentioned in mainstream coverage of the case.
An Epoch Times link that showed up in a story for the Atlantic is a particularly clear example of the laundering process on trans stories that goes fringe right -> far right -> mainstream.
#trans #news #journalism #media
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/epoch-times-falun-gong-money-laundering-trans-misinfo
Evan Urquhart 🏳️⚧️ /
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