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8 Jan, 8 tweets, 3 min read
It's time for the #IRS to investigate Falun Gong for violating its 501(c)(3) status

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501(c)(3) organizations "are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office"

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 irs.gov/charities-non-…
However, the Falun Gong has used religious donations - both monetary and in-kind - to aggressively fund a media empire

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 nytimes.com/2020/10/24/tec…
This media empire is extremely pro-Trump. Even as of today, its flagship newspaper, the Epoch Times, is refusing to call the election for Biden

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 theepochtimes.com/election-2020-…
What's more, the FLG has been suspected of ordering its followers to flood social media with coordinated posting campaigns in support of Trump and opposing Biden

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I have it on good authority that some of these coordinated campaigns included in-kind support from either Falun Dafa USA or digital / web advertising agencies affiliated with (or in one case controlled by) FDUSA.

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In addition, the construction process of FLG's New York compound, Dragon Springs, offers a target-rich environment for potential tax violations

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 businessinsider.com/dragon-springs…
Either way, between the 501(c)(3)/political angle and Dragon Springs angle, there's enough to justify an investigation. And Dragon Springs offers a nice, immobile asset that can be seized to pay everything down😉

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