{"id":2619,"date":"2026-06-30T12:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2619"},"modified":"2026-06-30T12:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:07:43","slug":"maria-bartiromo-apologizes-on-air-after-guest-made-baseless-claims-about-data-center-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2619","title":{"rendered":"Maria Bartiromo Apologizes On Air After Guest Made Baseless Claims About Data Center Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo issued an on-air correction June 26 after her guest, \u201cShark Tank\u201d panelist and investor Kevin O\u2019Leary, baselessly claimed in May that China was funding recent protests against his Utah data center project.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2617\">Supreme Court Rules Cell Phone Location Data Protected Under Fourth Amendment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Leary, who is trying to build one of the largest data centers in the country, previously\u00a0claimed that local Utah protesters and grassroots activists have ties to or are being funded by the Chinese government as part of a foreign influence campaign to thwart America\u2019s AI buildout. He backtracked June 25, posting a message to social media and specifically naming groups and individuals he claimed had taken money from China or the CCP. <strong>(RELATED: Most Americans Oppose AI Data Centers In Their Communities, New Poll Shows)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently I appeared on various news programs and would like to clarify that I have no evidence that Alliance for a Better Utah, Elevate Strategies, Gabrielle Finlayson, Taylor Knuth or Josh Kanter are funded by China or the Chinese Communist Party,\u201d the message read.<\/p>\n<p>Bartiromo then issued a correction the following day. O\u2019Leary had appeared on her show in May.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cMr. O\u2019Leary has now corrected the record and explained that he has no evidence that the Alliance for a Better Utah, Elevate Strategies, Josh Kanter, Taylor Knuth, or Gabriel Finlayson are funded by China or the Chinese Communist Party,\u201d Bartiromo said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFox News Media is likewise aware of no evidence that they are funded by, acting at the direction of, or coordinating with Chinese interests in opposing Kevin O\u2019Leary\u2019s project. Fox News Media apologizes for the error,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2615\">Jill Biden\u2019s Newest \u2018Bestseller\u2019 Vanishes From Bestseller List In Just Two Weeks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other organizations, including the Bitcoin Policy Institute and the American Energy Institute, as well as political figures on the right, have\u00a0 echoed similar claims to O\u2019Leary\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny place that\u2019s trying to build data centers is getting bombarded with foreign-directed propaganda to try to block these from being built,\u201d Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said during a recent Fox Business appearance. \u201cThis is just another attack on the U.S. and our ability to be competitive.\u201d <strong>(RELATED: California Town Bans\u00a0<span>Data<\/span>\u00a0<span>Centers<\/span> Permanently In Landslide Ballot Measure)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House Republicans\u00a0claimed\u00a0in June there is \u201cstrong evidence\u201d that data center opposition is being funded in part by China, urging the Trump administration in a letter to investigate the matter further.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that Chinese Communist Party-backed entities and other foreign adversaries may be attempting to influence decisions related to American data center infrastructure puts into perspective how serious of a fight we are in,\u201d they .\u00a0\u201cAmericans deserve to know who is bankrolling the disinformation campaign that seeks to block critical infrastructure investments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2613\">DUKE: A Democrat Mayor\u2019s Pride Month Death Wish<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo issued an on-air correction June 26 after a guest Kevin O&#039;Leary claimed in May that China was funding data center protests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[410,29,2061,2203,175,925],"class_list":["post-2619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-china","tag-data-centers","tag-kevin-oleary","tag-maria-bartiromo","tag-utah"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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