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Data Centers Have a New PR Plan: Your Kid’s Field Trip | WIRED (opens in a new tab)

wired.com · 2026-10-18

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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedThe data center industry is trying to promote itself to children and schools through books, lesson materials, field trips, and other educational outreach.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedat least eleven companies and industry groups have hosted student field trips to local data centers since 2025

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Claim 2 of 6Not checked7x24 Exchange International recommends a children's story, 'What is a Data Center?,' and promotes an 'International Data Center Day' meant to create awareness of the industry and inspire the next generation of talent.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedIn May, AFCOM's Potomac chapter sponsored Memorial Day-themed flag-making kits for 3,100 first graders across 37 schools in Loudoun County, along with informational cards about the data center industry's positive economic impact.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedWIRED says at least eleven companies and industry groups have hosted student field trips to local data centers since 2025.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe article presents this outreach as part of a broader public-relations pattern in which industries with image problems bring messaging into schools to build goodwill and maintain their social license to operate.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedA Pew Research poll the article cites found that about half of 10,000 Americans surveyed see data centers as mostly bad for the environment and quality of life.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedabout half of the 10,000 Americans surveyed

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