Intro

<p>We dive into the wild story behind The Epoch Times, a fringe conservative newspaper turned right-wing propaganda machine with ties to a mysterious dissident Chinese meditation movement.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>What are its aims? How did it become one of the biggest pro-Trump ad spenders and a destination for the likes of Candace Owens and Conrad Black?</p><p><br></p><p>And what will happen now that its CFO is charged in a $67-million money laundering scandal.</p><p><br></p><p>NBC disinfo reporter Brandy Zadrozny explains.</p><p><br></p><p>Help us make Front Burner even better by filling out&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.gle/JpaGc3RyiaYKqMmw6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this audience survey</a>.</p>