Why does the Chinese Communist Party call Falun Gong and Shen Yun ’evil cults’?

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spreads disinformation about Falun Gong adherents wherever it can. When the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners started in 1999, the CCP began employing this kind of misleading labeling to justify its religious persecution and human rights violations. CCP propaganda campaigns targeted Falun Gong with labels and sensational disinformation to justify and deter international criticism of its brutal campaign.