This is a tweet reply with a screenshot, of a link that claims to be from
The Epoch Times, which
hasn't published any article providing
any context or story on this FOIA request—
or even confirmed it's real.
In other words, it's a third party commentary, on a third party commentary,
of the journalism effort of a news corporation—which the news corporation
itself hasn't provided an article on,
or even verified as real or fake on
their own website.
The Epoch Times has promoted
an array of pro-Donald Trump conspiracy
theories, and is known as one of Trump's closest media allies and defenders.
The paper has financially benefited from its promotion of Trump conspiracies,
increasing its revenue nearly fourfold during the first three years of Trump's
administration (from $3.9 million in 2016 to
$15.5 million in 2019) as it catered
to Trump's most ardent supporters.
The publication championed Trump's "Spygate" conspiracy theory in its news
coverage and advertising, and the Epoch Media Group's
Edge of Wonder videos on YouTube
spread the far-right, pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory
and embraces false QAnon claims.
The Epoch Times spread misinformation related to the COVID pandemic in print
and via social media including Facebook and YouTube. In 2022, Raquel Miguel
of the European watchdog EU DisinfoLab said, "
The Epoch Times has played
a noticeable role in
transmitting and amplifying many anti-vaccine narratives"
Check out
The Epoch Times HERE.