The Epoch Times is the best for any reporting on mainland China. As far as ownership goes its heavily influenced if not owned by groups who feel deep attachment to the culture of old China such as the Fulan Gong movement. Very very anti-PRC considering how far we now lean in accepting PRC influence in our government and society the Epoch Times is a counter to that.
Falun Gong has some nutty viewpoints, but those viewpoints aren’t a threat to the US. It’s mostly a reworking of Daoist martial arts Qi exercises turned into a philosophy\religion. (Note: Philosophy & religion definitions don’t map well in meanings from East to West and West to East.) Again, not a threat to the US but the PRC views them as a threat to party control. Just like PRC views any uncontrolled (by government!) Christianity as a threat to party control!