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Ocasio-Cortez Calls for Probe of Meta Georgia Water Claims

5/21/2026

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will seek a congressional inquiry into alleged water contamination at Meta’s data center in Morgan County, Georgia.
Residents, who voted heavily for U.S. President Donald Trump, claim their well water turned brown after Meta began building the center in 2018.
Meta says the center caused no water problems, while Ocasio-Cortez said lobbyists call the claim an urban legend and urged the inquiry.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will seek a congressional inquiry into alleged water contamination at Meta’s data center in Morgan County, Georgia.
Residents, who voted heavily for U.S. President Donald Trump, claim their well water turned brown after Meta began building the center in 2018.
Meta says the center caused no water problems, while Ocasio-Cortez said lobbyists call the claim an urban legend and urged the inquiry.