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Tech tries a new message: You'd love data centers if China wasn't making you hate data centers
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Extra Extra has grouped 15 reports on this story from 15 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 6 left-leaning, 3 center, and 6 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 96 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 10 of the 15 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 5 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 27 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: Business Insider, Vox, Wisconsin Examiner, Politico, Ohio Capital Journal, MSNBC, Route Fifty, Axios, CNBC, American Greatness, National Review, RealClearMarkets, Washington Examiner, The Western Journal, Daily Signal.
Left(6)
Business InsiderBAug 21, 4:25 PM
Tech tries a new message: You'd love data centers if China wasn't making you hate data centers
Some Americans are pushing back against data centers. Some tech leaders think anti-AI sentiment is the result of a "psyop". Bloomberg/Getty Images Americans don't agree on much. Except for data cente
VoxBAug 21, 8:15 PM
The week the data center backlash exploded
Data centers are being opposed by Democrats and Republicans in key 2026 elections. | Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you
Wisconsin ExaminerBAug 21, 8:30 AM
Data centers are a big political issue; what should Wisconsin do about them?
There’s no bigger issue in the Wisconsin governor’s race than data centers. Republican candidate Tom Tiffany, who was hoping to run on not canceling Thanksgiving, quickly pivoted after democratic soci
PoliticoAAug 20, 8:19 PM
Republican Mike Rogers backs Michigan data center moratorium
Both the Michigan and Ohio Senate races have become data center battlegrounds.
Ohio Capital JournalBAug 21, 7:45 AM
Leaked memo about data centers shows GOP worried about Ohio’s U.S. Senate race
A leaked memo shows national Republican leaders are worried about Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, one in which data centers have taken center stage. Across the aisle, politicians are noticing former U.S. Sen
MSNBCCAug 21, 7:08 PM
The DOJ plans to send out 1,000 election monitors in November. Is that normal?
The Justice Department’s own public documents, some of which were quietly removed from its website, suggest that the use of election monitors departs from prior practice and could even be improper. Th
Center(3)
Route FiftyBAug 21, 4:00 PM
A data center developer says it is committing to Kentucky governor’s data center requirements
TeraWulf, which is looking to build a hyperscale data center, said it’s committing to pay its share of taxes, follow environmental laws and “build a meaningful relationship” with the community.
AxiosAAug 21, 9:30 AM
Kathy Hochul's business-friendly data center plan
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is positioning herself as a leader of the Democratic search for a data center position that isn't explicitly anti-business. Why it matters: Hochul says her data center p
CNBCBAug 21, 11:12 PM
As GOP warns data centers put Ohio Senate seat at risk, Husted defends energy policy
Vice President JD Vance joined Sen. Jon Husted and other GOP leaders at a Middletown, Ohio, steel plant, as data center fears loom.
Right(6)
American GreatnessCAug 21, 7:00 AM
Democrats Benefit When Republicans Ban Data Centers
The American left wants to stop the buildout of American technological infrastructure. And some Republicans are taking the bait. From the far left to the […] Source
National ReviewBAug 20, 8:21 PM
Is There No Cure for the Data Center Hysteria?
Vast quantities of ink have been expended in the effort to address Americans’ anxiety about them. None of it seems to matter.
RealClearMarketsBAug 21, 6:36 PM
An Ungrateful Public Underappreciates Data Centers
Christian Britschgi, Reason Their few defenders often misunderstand their benefits.
Washington ExaminerCAug 21, 11:29 PM
Trump says it’s ‘OK with me’ if Republicans disagree with him on data centers
President Donald Trump on Friday said it’s no issue if Republican lawmakers and candidates disagree with him on regulating data centers, something his preferred candidates and allies have taken an opp
The Western JournalDAug 21, 6:47 PM
NY Knicks Owner Turns Against Kathy Hochul, Gives Big to Republican Opponent
New York Democrats have driven one of the state’s major donors into the arms of Republicans. According to Politico, billionaire James Dolan, owner of the NBA champion New York Knicks, […] The post NY
Daily SignalCAug 21, 8:15 PM
Data Centers, Polling, November Elections, and the Way Forward
Data centers are about as popular as cancer right now, and my latest battleground polling proves it. In Wisconsin, the consummate swing state, approval for data centers falls to an abysmal 19% overall
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