Fox News data-center coverage surge coincides with ratings slump
11/01/2026 — 11/01, 20:18·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- Futurism reports that a Media Matters analysis found Fox News increased pro-data-center coverage by 420% over two months while ratings fell…
- the network aired 203 pro-data-center claims in the following two weeks.
Background & analysis
According to a Futurism report on November 1, 2026, a Media Matters analysis found that Fox News suffered a sharp ratings decline after stepping up its pro-data center coverage. The timeline begins on August 18, when the National Republican Senatorial Committee circulated a memo warning that opposition to data centers had become a liability heading into the midterm elections. Fox News responded by sharply increasing its output: between August 19 and September 2 it aired 203 pro-data center claims, compared with just 39 in the two weeks before that. Media Matters counts a 420% increase in pro-data center coverage over the past two months, and Fox News's ratings fell sharply over the same period. Futurism framed the finding with the blunt observation that the network had taken a massive ratings hit as it tripled down on pro-data center coverage. The most recent publicly available stage of the story is the Media Matters analysis itself, with no further developments reported since.
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According to a Media Matters analysis reported by Futurism, Fox News increased pro-data-center coverage by 420% over the past two months while its ratings fell sharply. After an August 18 NRSC memo warned that opposition to data centers could hurt midterm chances, Fox News aired 203 pro-data-center claims from August 19 to September 2, up from 39 in the previous two weeks.
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