Topic: data-centers
Data-center opponents won all but one local vote, mostly in counties Trump carried
Verdicts: 2 True, 2 Mixed, 1 Unproven, 1 Misleading, 1 False
Voters sided against data centers in every local measure but one on Nov. 3. Fewer than half enacted bans, and most of the votes came in counties Trump carried in 2024.
The Sprinkler and the Server Farm
Verdicts: 2 True, 1 Mostly True, 1 Unproven, 1 Misleading
Denver’s water restrictions are real and tightening. Whether the data center in the viral video broke them cannot be established, and the water that matters is not on the lawn.
Dissent Under the Microscope: How US Law Enforcement Is Surveilling Opposition to AI
Leaked federal documents reveal the FBI, DHS, and 80+ fusion centers created a novel anti-tech violent extremism threat category to monitor Americans who oppose AI data centers — turning protected…