Mike Adams is the person who Epoch Times quotes as a source for your information. He is far from a credible source having been refuted numerous times.
https://www.politifact.com/personalities/mike-adams/
https://www.libertynation.com/poynter-institute-goes-down-in-flames-over-fake-news/
https://townhall.com/columnists/timgraham/2021/01/01/the-year-in-favoritism-toward-liberal-bias-n2582391
Poynter Institute's Retracted List of Fake News Sites Was Written by SPLC Podcast Producer:
https://reason.com/2019/05/06/poynter-institute-splc-retracted-list-media/