@saeverley: This entire story has been debunked from every angle since the original article was published over a week ago, so of co…
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A tweet criticizes People magazine for republishing a debunked story about a data center consuming vast amounts of water, causing low water pressure for Georgia residents.
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This entire story has been debunked from every angle since the original article was published over a week ago, so of course People magazine is like “let’s just re-publish all the false stuff!”
People (@people): Georgia Residents Didn’t Know Why Their Water Pressure Was Low. A Data Center Was Gulping 30M Gallons
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