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“Former President Donald Trump created a Justice Department task force to combat Chinese espionage in the country, and President Joe Biden shut it down.”

PolitiFact rated this: Lacks Context

PolitiFact says: An expert says detection, tracking and operations against the Chinese spy balloon are handled primarily by the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Northern Command, not by the Justice Department.