Fox Business is framing local data center opposition as a threat to America in the AI race (opens in new tab)

Fox Business has begun framing local opposition to data centers as a threat to America in the midst of an AI “arms race,” most recently by advancing claims that backlash to a proposed data center project in Utah may be tied to Chinese funding, even while acknowledging that the allegation lacks independent verification. That framing marks an escalation in the network’s coverage of data center opposition, which has at times reported on local backlash as rooted in legitimate concerns about elect...