Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
59/100
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Outlets on this story
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Politics
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Maryland activist Taylor Frazier McCollum gathered more than 25,000 signatures in a campaign that helped stall a $5 billion data center project in Prince George’s County.
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that → gather → County
The opposition comes as the county faces a $130 million budget deficit.
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county → come → deficit
McCollum, who led the charge against the data center, argues that money is a made-up concept.
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money → lead → center
“Money is you, know a made-up concept.
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Money → know → concept
We buy into it everyday and we choose that this has value and this doesn’t have value and to me the environment has the highest and utmost value and I need to honor that in any way.”
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I → buy → way
The data center was supposed to be constructed on the site of a shopping mall that closed in 2002.
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that → suppose → 2002
The property has remained undeveloped since.
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property → remain → ?
McCollum told NPR her reaction to learning of the project was: “Oh, hell no.”
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reaction → tell → project
“Why would you want to bring water-polluting, diesel-generating data centers right down the street from where people live, work, play?” McCollum asked.
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McCollum → want → street
“It just didn’t make sense to me.”
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It → make → me
Kelly Schulz, CEO of the Maryland Tech Council, has argued that data centers would bolster the county’s tax revenue and create high-paying jobs.
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centers → argue → jobs
“As Prince George’s County adapts to new challenges to its economy and tax base, it’s vital to support industries that can create high-paying jobs and significantly bolster tax revenues.
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that → adapt → revenues
The data center industry does exactly that, without the need for tax increases,” she said.
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she → do → increases
“Thoughtful development of a data center enables Prince George’s County to secure its position as a major digital hub, bringing massive new investment, high-paying jobs, and a diversified tax base that will benefit residents for decades to come.”
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that → enable → decades
McCollum told Fox News that she hopes the land is used for a trampoline park, citing Six Flags’ departure from the area.
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land → tell → area
The amusement park closed permanently last year.
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park → close → ?
McCollum previously worked at a waxing center and has since become an activist.
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McCollum → work → center
Other communities have welcomed data centers.
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communities → welcome → centers
Teacher salaries in Loudoun County, Virginia, rose 40% from 2010 to 2023, as The Daily Wire previously reported.
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Wire → rise → 2023
Meta’s data center expansion in Richland Parish, Louisiana, helped the parish fund $50,000 teacher bonuses.
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parish → help → bonuses
“With bonuses like that,” said Richland Parish School District Superintendent Sheldon Jones, “The best educators come to you.
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educators → say → you
And if we can attract the best teachers, we could become one of the best school districts in our region.”
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we → attract → region
The anti-data center movement has spread across America.
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movement → spread → America
More than 400 local groups are now actively advocating against new facilities.
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groups → advocate → facilities
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