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AOC’s data-center freakout is wrong on every level

Nypost · · 635 words · By John Stossel
Anti-Government Sentiment AI Infrastructure Deregulation Energy Policy
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Data centers do use lots of power, and they need water to cool them down because their computers generate heat.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that data centers use significant power and water for cooling due to heat generation from computers.
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“One center can use as much power and water as a small town.”
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Multiple independent sources state that a single large data center can consume as much water/power as a small town or city (e.g., EESI mentions 10,000 to 50,000 people).
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web search NEUTRAL — Large data centers can consume up to 5 million gallons per day, equivalent to the water use of a town populated by 10,000 to 50,000 people. With larger and new AI-focused data centers, water consumpti…
https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/data-centers-and-water-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — These concerns are understandable: one large facility can use as much water as a small city. However, the full story of data center water usage is more nuanced. In this article, we'll break down myths…
https://ketos.co/data-centers-water-usage-myths
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web search NEUTRAL — Data centers do use lots of power, and water to cool them down because their computers generate heat. One center can use as much power and water as a small town.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/john-stossel/2026/05/06…
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“Last year, protesters blocked or stalled at least 48 data-center projects.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of 'least' and general Wikipedia entries for the number 48, with no mention of data center projects being blocked by protesters.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 48 Hours is the length of two days. 48 Hours may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48_Hours
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 48 Hrs. (pronounced Forty-Eight Hours) is a 1982 American buddy cop action comedy film starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy (in his film debut) as a cop and a convict, respectively, who team up to cat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48_Hrs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 48 may refer to: 48 (number), the natural number following 47 and preceding 49 one of the years 48 BC, AD 48, 1948, 2048 '48 (novel) '48 (magazine) "48", a song by Tyler, the Creator from the album …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48
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“One opponent fired 13 bullets at an Indiana politician’s home because he supports data centers.”
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The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions of 'opponent' and general information about Indiana, but contains no mention of a shooting at a politician's home related to data centers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2012–13 Indiana Pacers season was 46th season of the franchise and 37th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season ended with a 49–32 win–loss record; the team only pl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012–13_Indiana_Pacers_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indiana ( IN-dee-AN-ə) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and K…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Road 13 (SR 13) is a north–south state road in the US state of Indiana. The southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 36 (US 36) and SR 67, in the town of Fortville, and its nort…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_State_Road_13
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“Now AOC and Sanders have introduced a bill that will pause new data-center construction.”
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Multiple independent news sources confirm that Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced/introduced the 'AI Data Center Moratorium Act' to pause new construction.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the United States on November 7, 2028, to elect the president and vice president for a term of four years. In the 2024 elections, then-former preside…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born October 13, 1989), also known as AOC, is an American politician and activist who has served since 2019 as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional distr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Squad is an informal progressive and left-wing faction of the Democratic Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. Members of the Squad are all members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.…
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“Prices in Virginia are rising more slowly than some other places, even though more data centers are in Northern Virginia than anywhere else.”
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While Wikipedia confirms Northern Virginia has a high concentration of data centers (Ashburn), there is no evidence provided regarding the specific rate of electricity price increases in Virginia compared to other places.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashburn is an unincorporated settlement and census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. At the 2020 United States census, its population was 46,349, up from 3,393 in 1990…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashburn,_Virginia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Northern Virginia, locally referred to as NOVA or NoVA, comprises several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The region radiates westward and southwa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Virginia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. It borders Ken…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia
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“The Institute for Energy Research found “no statistically significant relationship between data center concentration and faster increases in electricity rates.””
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Multiple web search results explicitly quote the Institute for Energy Research (IER) finding 'no statistically significant relationship between data center concentration and faster increases in electricity rates.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is a Washington, D.C.–based non-profit organization that "conducts intensive research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of gl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Energy_Research
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI; Korean: 한국원자력연구원) in Daejeon, South Korea was established in 1959 as the sole professional research-oriented institute for nuclear power in South Kor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A research institute, research centre, or research organization is an establishment founded for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied resea…
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“Microsoft now suffers from that because it struck a deal with Constellation Energy to reopen the nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding a deal between Microsoft and Constellation Energy for Three Mile Island.
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“The renovated plant will be able to produce power next year, but our government won’t allow Microsoft to actually use that power — not until other utilities build power lines in other states, some of them hundreds of miles away.”
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No evidence was provided regarding the timeline of power production or government restrictions on Microsoft's use of power from Three Mile Island.
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“Elon Musk did that, setting up gas turbines to power his supercomputer in Tennessee.”
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No evidence was provided regarding Elon Musk installing gas turbines for a supercomputer in Tennessee.
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“John Stossel is the author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.””
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