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Stealing our water: conspiracy theories about billionaires follow droughts

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By Manon Jacob Verified
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The warmest summer on record for the contiguous United States led to widespread and severe drought conditions in 2026, and social media users are blaming billionaires who control vast agricultural holdings for the strain on the critical natural resource, especially amid concerns about energy-hungry data centers. But the often-conspiratorial claims are misleading, and they fail to acknowledge climate change as the key culprit putting stress on the water supply.
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'Stealing our water': conspiracy theories about billionaires follow droughts

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By Manon Jacob Verified
| Yahoo Verified
The warmest summer on record for the contiguous United States led to widespread and severe drought conditions in 2026, and social media users are blaming billionaires who control vast agricultural holdings for the strain on the critical natural resource, especially amid concerns about energy-hungry data centers. But the often-conspiratorial claims are misleading, and they fail to acknowledge climate change as the key culprit putting stress on the water supply.
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'Stealing our water': conspiracy theories about billionaires follow droughts

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By Manon Jacob Verified
| Yahoo News Malaysia Verified
The warmest summer on record for the contiguous United States led to widespread and severe drought conditions in 2026, and social media users are blaming billionaires who control vast agricultural holdings for the strain on the critical natural resource, especially amid concerns about energy-hungry data centers. But the often-conspiratorial claims are misleading, and they fail to acknowledge climate change as the key culprit putting stress on the water supply.
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