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X's Safety team announced on Thursday the identification of approximately 200,000 accounts, of which 200 were actively posting content on AI data centers' impact on electricity grids and utility prices. The posts, including cartoons about data-center operators, are described by the platform as a suspected Chinese influence operation. A June letter from the House Energy and Commerce Committee had requested briefings on foreign propaganda related to U.S. AI development.

Meta reached a settlement with officials from 29 US states resolving allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed children through platform design. The company did not admit wrongdoing and agreed to implement time limits and night modes for users under 18. Settlement amount figures and exact scope of state involvement remain disputed across reporting.

A federal appeals court ruled that Nevada may enforce its gambling laws against sports-related prediction contracts offered by platforms including Kalshi. The Ninth Circuit rejected arguments that the contracts qualify as swaps or financial instruments under the Commodity Exchange Act. The decision creates a circuit split with an earlier Third Circuit ruling involving the same platform.

Darline Graham secured victory in the South Carolina GOP runoff election. Trump provided an endorsement for her candidacy. Two additional claims about family ties and crowd reaction remain unverified.

Donald Trump stated on August 28 that he is preparing a legal order to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own meat and to address concentration among major processors. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins indicated related announcements on interstate sales, smaller processors, and rescinding guidance would begin August 31. Four firms—Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS USA, and National Beef Packing Co.—control approximately 85 percent of U.S. meat processing according to multiple reports.

Claims that Dolly Parton died at age 80 and that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced plans to rename Nashville International Airport after her have appeared in several outlets. Dolly Parton remains alive. Petitions supporting a renaming have gathered over 150,000 signatures, with the Metro Nashville Airport Authority scheduled to review the idea on September 17.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation issued an internal memo instructing staff not to describe the September 11, 2001 attacks as terrorist attacks and to use specific descriptive phrasing instead. The memo, attributed to senior director Basem Boshra, was reported by conservative outlets citing the document's text. CBC has a stated preference for attributing the term terrorism rather than using it without qualification.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new mail-in voting requirements. The order was issued approximately one week before states were scheduled to begin sending mail ballots. The Supreme Court had previously lifted an injunction against related executive actions because states filed suit before final rules were issued.

Two right-leaning outlets report that John “Jed” York was arrested during a prostitution sting in a mobile home park in East Palestine, Ohio, after responding to an undercover ad and offering $140 for sex. The reports cite bodycam footage released by TMZ and note York’s recent divorce and local family ties. No independent police records or court documents have been referenced in the available coverage.

Senator Josh Hawley has initiated an inquiry into Flock Safety's AI-powered license plate recognition system. The company's CEO had his residential address posted online. Claims regarding the scale of the network and historical parallels remain unverified from a single source.

El Paso County commissioners approved a zoning appeal for a Buc-ee’s development. The sole verified fact is the approval itself, reported by the Colorado Springs Gazette. Multiple details about the company, its CEO statements, and site characteristics remain unverified and sourced only to The Daily Wire.