“We know the #CCP (the Chinese Communist Party) has set up sleeper cells in our communities.”
What PolitiFact found
Experts aren't aware of Chinese sleeper cells of the type familiar from Hollywood depictions, such as "Homeland" or "The Americans." But Chinese "overseas police stations" targeting dissidents check some of the boxes.
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In short
Elise Stefanik (U.S. Representative, R-N.Y.) made this claim around 17 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 April 2024, 43 days later. Its rating was “Depends on your definition”.
Elise Stefanik has 12 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 4 of them false or fake, 7 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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