The Epoch Times

The Epoch Times
Type	website
Shortcut	WP:EPOCHTIMES
Status	d
Deprecated	no
Blacklisted	no
Recency	2022
Domain theepochtimes.com
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool
RfC
Link	Rfc
Date	2019

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This source in a nutshell: The Epoch Times is considered

deprecated. See § Summary.

The Epoch Times is a source that has been repeatedly discussed at the Reliable sources noticeboard. This page collects and links information about previous discussions and current consensus, and summarizes it here for convenience.

Summary

The Epoch Times was deprecated in the 2019 RfC. Most editors classify The Epoch Times as an advocacy group for the Falun Gong, and consider the publication a biased or opinionated source that frequently publishes conspiracy theories as fact.

Excerpt

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

Discussions

Links

RSN

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 15#The Epoch Times

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 19#Is "The Epoch Times" a reliable source

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 34#The Epoch Times

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 191#Epoch Times for story on Monsanto lawsuit

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 251#The Epoch Times for anything related to political controversies involving Falun Gong

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 294#Should we be using this Falun Gong media outfit as a source for BLPs, politics, China, etc?

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 295#Expert interview in Epoch Times spinoff channel

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 376#Are NTD and vision times legit source?

Recency

2022

Rfcs

2019 Rfc

Notes

References

↑ Sources describing The Epoch Times as a far-right publication:

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Perennial sources
Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
Source	Status (legend)	List	Last	Summary	Use
The Epoch Times (New Tang Dynasty Television, Vision Times, Vision China Times) WP:EPOCHTIMESWP:EPOCHTIMES 📌		2019	2022	The Epoch Times was deprecated in the 2019 RfC. Most editors classify The Epoch Times as an advocacy group for the Falun Gong, and consider the publication a biased or opinionated source that frequently publishes conspiracy theories as fact.	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

[far-right-1] Sources describing The Epoch Times as a far-right publication:

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