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Jeff Bezos, a bald white man, holds his right index finger up in the air as he speaks. The background is bright red.

Did Jeff Bezos say human water consumption is limiting AI's potential?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

June 22, 2026

The Amazon founder supposedly made the comment during a panel interview at VivaTech, a tech conf ...

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This image shows a data center in California.

7 claims about AI data centers, investigated

Written by: Taija PerryCook

June 11, 2026

Data centers across the U.S. have emerged to meet the AI surge. We keep up with the facts.

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A social media post that says, "The biggest data center in history was just approved in Utah...It's 2.7x bigger than Manhattan and it will use 16 BILLION gallons of water every year, which is more water than the entire state uses per year"

Will Utah data center use 16B gallons of water and span almost 3 Manhattans? What to know

Written by: Rae Deng

June 6, 2026

The center, backed by Canadian billionaire Kevin O'Leary, has faced relentless pushback from com ...

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Did Mark Zuckerberg's data center 'dry up' Rio Grande? Here's what records show

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

June 4, 2026

The rumor touched on concerns about tech companies' environmental impact.

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A photo shows Pope Leo XIV wearing a white and gold outfit, glasses and a zucchetto, including while speaking into a microphone and holding paper in his left hand.

Investigating claim Pope Leo XIV used AI to write encyclical about dangers of AI

Written by: Jordan Liles

June 3, 2026

Some evidence allegedly shows Vatican officials — not necessarily the pope — possibly used AI to ...

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An older white man — Larry Fink — wearing a suit, sitting in a chair and gesturing with his hands while talking.

BlackRock CEO said Americans' savings and investments will fund data centers, new power infrastructure

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 28, 2026

At a news conference with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Larry Fink said he thinks the U.S. needs to bu ...

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A white woman is shown speaking into a megaphone.

Did Erin Brockovich launch AI data center tracking project?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

May 27, 2026

The environmental activist is known for a successful 1990s lawsuit against PG&E for groundwater ...

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The Google Chrome logo, a multicolored ball, next to a phone displaying the Google Gemini logo.

Google Chrome may have silently installed 4GB AI model on your computer. Here's how to check

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 8, 2026

We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.

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Google AI can access some content from Gmail and chats. Here's how to opt out

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Nov. 21, 2025

Google's AI can use emails and chats at different levels if users let it. But it's easy to opt out.

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Trump's Truth Social AI chatbot disputes his false claims

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 13, 2025

The chatbot, powered by the Perplexity AI engine, provides factual answers about rising U.S. gro ...

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Video shows AI robot manipulating and 'kidnapping' 12 other robots?

Written by: William Kramer

Nov. 5, 2025

Surveillance footage appeared to show the bot, reportedly named Erbai, telling its companions to ...

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Inspecting claim Trump used AI to test loyalty of generals

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Oct. 7, 2025

The rumor spread after Trump met with top U.S. military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, in late S ...

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AI slop took over the internet. Here's what it is and why you should care

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 28, 2025

We know firsthand how hard figuring out whether something is real can be.

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Snopestionary: AI slop, explained

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 22, 2025

The rise of artificial intelligence tools has left many social media users scrambling to figure ...

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A long-haired brunette woman wearing a blue baseball cap with a police badge "ICE" logo on it and a bulletproof vest that says "POLICE ICE"

ICE plans to purchase eye-scanning tech to ID unauthorized immigrants

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 15, 2025

ICE released plans in August 2025 to buy a license for iris-scanning, biometric technology that ...

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Screenshot of viral artificial tree post. Shows tuning fork shaped structures in the desert. Text says Columbia University developed artificial tree that passively removes CO2 from the atmosphere 1,000 times faster than real trees

Columbia University developed artificial trees designed to clean air? What to know

Written by: Emery Winter

July 16, 2025

Viral posts claimed scientists developed "artificial trees" to clean the air 1,000 times more ef ...

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What we know about 'Big Beautiful Bill' banning states from regulating AI for 10 years

Written by: Megan Loe

June 7, 2025

Some lawmakers and advocacy groups have expressed concerns about the bill limiting states' abili ...

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An image of a magazine page flipped open to "Summer reading list for 2025"

Yes, Chicago Sun-Times published AI-generated 'summer reading list' with books that don't exist

Written by: Rae Deng

May 20, 2025

While the newspaper published the content, it originated from a company owned by magazine giant ...

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Duolingo said it would become 'AI-first' and that it plans to replace contractors

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 6, 2025

CEO Luis von Ahn said in a companywide email that Duolingo would "gradually stop using contracto ...

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Google AI overview may be behind spread of evidence-free rumor Musk was banned from Yankees games

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 17, 2025

Rumors online alleged the tech billionaire was barred from attending Yankees games after critici ...

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