Experts Question Evidence Behind Foreign Meddling Claims in Data Center Backlash

A NYT report cited Alethea's findings that Chinese, Russian and Iranian state media amplified US anti-data-center sentiment, but researchers say evidence of foreign influence is weak and the backlash is largely locally driven.

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