Original sentence: He has been awarded over 400 honors and is a two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee.In 1999,  after the persecution against Falun Gong was launched, the Chinese authorities alleged Li fraudulently changed his birth date: Li claims that he was born on May 13, 1951, however, Chinese authorities allege that his actual birthdate was July 7, 1952, and that he changed it so as to be the same as Buddhism's founder Sakyamuni.In a few years, Falun Gong grew in popularity to become one of the most popular forms of Qi Gong in Chinese History.Li Hongzhi admitted this fact, but claimed that July 7, 1952 was a mistake made during the Cultural Revolution so he corrected it later.This has been considered a major human rights violation by governments and human rights agencies throughout the world
Edited sentence: He has been awarded over 400 honors.In 1999,  after the persecution against Falun Gong was launched, the Chinese authorities reveals records which show that Li has changed his birth date: it was certified taht he was born on July 7, 1952, and that he changed it to may 13 so as to be the same as Buddhism's founder Sakyamuni.In China, Li has reportedly taught his followers to trust in Falun Gong and their own immunity system rather than proper medical procedures, which, according to the Chinese government, has resulted in many deaths; other followers reportedly cut their own abdomen open searching for the "Falun" (or the law-wheel), which, too, resulted in numerous deaths.Li Hongzhi admitted that he had changed the officially-recorded date, but claimed that July 7, 1952 was a mistake made during the Cultural Revolution so he corrected it later.On two separate occasions, Li reportedly mistook "lightyear" as a unit of time, which causes dispute as to how well-educated Li is.Some alleged practices various levels of the Chinese government took are considered to be human rights violation by many governments and human rights agencies throughout the world