Did every calf on a Texas ranch die stillborn after a data center arrived?
TikTok · Snopes (6 Nov) says the claim spread widely on X, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit and TikTok throughout 2026; attributed to Clayton Tucker, who just won the Texas agriculture commissioner race (renewed attention). No view count available · resurfaced
Misleading
The clip is a real commentary video by TikTokker Zephyr Zoidis, but its central claim — that data centers are making calves lifeless — rests on an anonymous, never-verified anecdote that both AFP and Snopes examined and found unproven, with a state agency reporting no such cases and experts saying the science does not support it.
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