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Kevin O'Leary Retracts China Funding Claim, Fox Apologizes

6/30/2026

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Fox News aired a May 24 apology after Kevin O’Leary claimed opponents of his data-center were funded by China.
Maria Bartiromo, Johnny Joey Jones and Kayleigh McEnany read statements that Fox had no evidence were linked to China.
Kevin O’Leary posted he had no evidence of Chinese funding and retracted the claim.
The Utah Stratos Project could have covered up to 40,000 acres, with O’Leary agreeing in June to halve site.

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Story summary

Fox News aired a May 24 apology after Kevin O’Leary claimed opponents of his data-center were funded by China.
Maria Bartiromo, Johnny Joey Jones and Kayleigh McEnany read statements that Fox had no evidence were linked to China.
Kevin O’Leary posted he had no evidence of Chinese funding and retracted the claim.
The Utah Stratos Project could have covered up to 40,000 acres, with O’Leary agreeing in June to halve site.