Falun Gong Misconceptions
Discourse about Falun Gong varies widely: so widely as to possibly be disorienting. If you’re apt to just conclude that the truth must lie “somewhere in between,” you owe it to yourself to read on.
This section examines in greater scrutiny several accusations directed at Falun Gong, many of which originate in China’s state media apparatus under the direction of the Ministry of Propaganda (see links below). They are claims literally sculpted to confuse. According to an August 2001 Washington Post report, “propaganda” is an expressly stated component of a three-pronged formula meant to destroy Falun Gong; torture and brainwashing are its other two ingredients.
What few in the West realize, however, is just how actively Chinese Communist Party-engineered propaganda has been disseminated in the West and the extent to which it has gained traction to alienate Falun Gong and breed suspicions worldwide.
What is true? What is false? Let’s dig into the details…
