O’Leary: Many mega-data center concerns in Utah based on ‘misinformation,’ ‘lies’
Kevin O'Leary has dismissed concerns about his proposed AI data center in Utah, stating that many of the concerns are based on misinformation and lies. The project, known as Stratos, has sparked backlash from local residents who are worried about the impact on water supply and energy demands. O'Leary claims that the data center will not consume all 40,000 acres associated with the proposal and will not drain water from the Great Salt Lake.
- ▪The Stratos project is expected to be one of the world's largest AI data center developments and will span multiple sites across Utah.
- ▪Local residents have held protests and filed thousands of comments in objection to the project due to concerns about water supply and energy demands.
- ▪O'Leary's company, O'Leary Digital, is partnering with the Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) on the plan.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 11 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Kevin O'Leary addresses 'misinformation' on Utah data center project — NBC News — Business
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Technology O’Leary: Many mega-data center concerns in Utah based on ‘misinformation,’ ‘lies’ Comments: by Finya Swai - 05/27/26 10:50 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Finya Swai - 05/27/26 10:50 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Millionaire investor Kevin O’Leary dismissed mounting opposition to his massive AI data center proposal in Utah as “ridiculous” and accused China of helping to fuel a smear campaign against his Stratos project. “I think a lot of those concerns are based on misinformation and just straight-out lies,” O’Leary said in an interview with NewsNation’s “The Hill” late Tuesday.
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