The Epoch Times, a pro-Trump outlet popular among the alt-right in Europe and the US, has begun to target UK councillors, and other politicians, with coronavirus conspiracy theories https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2020/04/councillors-politicians-uk-trump-conspiracy-theory-outlet-epoch-times-coronavirus …
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Replying to @sarahmanavis
It's an FLG paper that's been around for much longer than Trump has been in politics - it's primarily FLG rather than pro-Trump
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Replying to @dnumberwang
yes........i mention this in the piece. thank you for explaining it though
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Replying to @sarahmanavis
The date it was founded yeah but it's presented as being primarily a part of the Trump media network (and that's how people are reading the article) when that's not really the case
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Replying to @dnumberwang
.......that is very much how it operates in the west in the current context
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