# The bizarre secret behind China's spy balloon - It never collected nor transmitted any data at all and a Navy air…
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Publisher: reddit.com · published 2026-10-05 · read 2026-10-06

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## Who is named (4)

- [China spy balloon](https://truthscore.com/entity/46ac4d51)
- [Navy air traffic controller](https://truthscore.com/entity/5e710a44)
- [China](https://truthscore.com/entity/84a7edc4)
- [fishing boat](https://truthscore.com/entity/ca333221)

## What it added

- [The balloon never collected nor transmitted any data at all.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a305297c)
  > It never collected nor transmitted any data at all
- [A Navy air traffic controller in Guam leaked that the balloon was not released from China but from a fishing boat 600 miles north of Guam.](https://truthscore.com/claim/10876ae4)
  > a Navy air traffic controller in Guam leaked that the balloon was not released from China but from a "fishing boat" 600 miles north of Guam
- [The balloon was not released from China but from a fishing boat 600 miles north of Guam.](https://truthscore.com/claim/9e849528)
  > the balloon was not released from China but from a "fishing boat" 600 miles north of Guam

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