Utah data center protests draw unsubstantiated claims of foreign interference from O'Leary and Burgum
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Evan Halper
2d ago· 1 min readenNews
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Utah residents protested a 40,000-acre data center project backed by Kevin O'Leary in Salt Lake City. Claims by O'Leary and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that the protests are driven by China and foreign propaganda lack substantial evidence.
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Claims by a billionaire TV star and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that China and overseas propaganda drive American protests against data centers are based on scant evidence.
Claims by a billionaire TV star and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that China and overseas propaganda drive American protests against data centers are based on scant evidence.
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