"The Epoch Times" opposes the Chinese Communist Party, promotes far-right politicians in Europe, and has backed President Donald Trump in the U.S.; a 2019 report by NBC News showed it to be the second-largest funder of pro-Trump Facebook advertising after the Trump campaign. The Epoch Media Group's news sites and YouTube channels have spread conspiracy theories such as QAnon and anti-vaccine misinformation. In 2020, the "New York Times" called it a "global-scale misinformation machine". "The Epoch Times" frequently promotes other Falun Gong affiliated groups, such as the performing arts company Shen Yun.