| − | '''''The Epoch Times''''' is a conservative, anti-communist American newspaper<ref name='capitalresearch'>{{cite web |title=NBC News Fails CRC Fact Check: The Epoch Times Is No Pro-Trump Dark Money Operation |url=https://capitalresearch.org/article/nbc-news-fails-crc-fact-check-the-epoch-times-is-no-pro-trump-dark-money-operation/ |website=capitalresearch.org |accessdate=6 October 2019}}</ref> found in 2000 by Chinese immigarnts who fled persecution by the Communist regime. There are editions in over 30 countries which are published in more than 20 languages. <ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/about-us</ref> | + | '''''The Epoch Times''''' is a conservative, anti-communist American newspaper<ref name='capitalresearch'>{{cite web |title=NBC News Fails CRC Fact Check: The Epoch Times Is No Pro-Trump Dark Money Operation |url=https://capitalresearch.org/article/nbc-news-fails-crc-fact-check-the-epoch-times-is-no-pro-trump-dark-money-operation/ |website=capitalresearch.org |accessdate=6 October 2019}}</ref> found in 2000 by Chinese immigarnts who fled persecution by the Communist regime. There are editions in over 30 countries which are published in more than 20 languages. <ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/about-us</ref>. It is known for its reporting on the [[Spygate]] scandal in which Obama administration official and [[deep state]] agents spied on the Trump campaign. |
| | + | In August 2019, [[NBC]] and [[MSNBC]] began a smear campaign slandering ''The Epoch Times''. It published textbook [[fake news]] articles complete with claims from unnamed sources without providing any evidence about the organization, as well as dismissing the ''Epoch Times''<nowiki>'</nowiki> reporting of the Spygate scandal without providing any factual rebuttal. <ref name='capitalresearch'> <ref>{{cite news |title=Why NBC, MSNBC’s Reporting on The Epoch Times Is Textbook Fake News |url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-nbc-msnbcs-reporting-on-the-epoch-times-is-textbook-fake-news_3051327.html |work=www.theepochtimes.com |date=22 August 2019}}</ref> |