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Epoch Times Advertiser Deletes Facebook Page After Hacking Inquiries

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It’s not clear how the page ended up in the possession of The Epoch Times, an increasingly popular conservative news source in the U.S.

Lachlan Markay

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Updated Aug. 15, 2019 11:41AM ET / Published Aug. 15, 2019 11:24AM ET 
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A North Carolina real-estate agent who says his Facebook account was hacked years ago was surprised to learn this week that a page he previously used to market local listings was now being administered by a popular conservative media company with ties to Chinese dissident groups.

The Facebook page, titled The News Express and boasting nearly a million subscribers, housed dozens of advertisements encouraging users to subscribe to The Epoch Times. It was one of a handful of vaguely branded Facebook pages used in recent months to market the newspaper, generally with appeals to supporters of President Donald Trump.

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