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China-linked bot farm spreads anti–data center AI claims

8/28/2026

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X identified a suspected Chinese bot farm of roughly 200,000 inauthentic accounts.
200 of those accounts posted AI-generated cartoons and text claiming data centers raise household electricity costs.
OpenAI previously reported a China-linked ChatGPT operation that shared similar anti-data-center content.
President Donald Trump cited a May Gallup poll showing Americans oppose data centers and said the AI industry needs help.

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Story summary

X identified a suspected Chinese bot farm of roughly 200,000 inauthentic accounts.
200 of those accounts posted AI-generated cartoons and text claiming data centers raise household electricity costs.
OpenAI previously reported a China-linked ChatGPT operation that shared similar anti-data-center content.
President Donald Trump cited a May Gallup poll showing Americans oppose data centers and said the AI industry needs help.