👤 Matthew Gault

14 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
14
2026-08-24 – 2026-11-02
Claims per article
45
634 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,504
characters
Writes for 404 Media.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
36%
Crime & Law
29%
Technology
21%
Environment
14%
Most-tagged topics
404 MediaLANLTCEQTexasTownshipYpsilanti TownshipAmericanApple

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
7 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.16 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-11-02 · 404 Media · Politics
Voting in 2026 Is Getting an AI Slop 'I Voted' Sticker
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-10-30 · 404 Media · Technology
Apple Is Entering Its Slop Era
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-22 · 404 Media · Politics
Portal Texas Used to ‘Rubber Stamp’ Data Centers Down After 404 Media Reporting
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-19 · 404 Media · Politics
'It Ain't Right:' Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-15 · 404 Media · Politics
Data Centers Are War Targets Now
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-09-23 · 404 Media · Technology
Americans Fear AI Will Make the World Worse, Love It Anyway
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-24 · 404 Media
Township Fights Nuclear Weapons Data Center By Passing a Moratorium on Electrical Infrastructure
🔮 During a meeting of the Township Board on August 18, the council unanimously passed a resolution that will delay the construction of new electrical infrastructure for 180 days. assertive
2026-08-26 · 404 Media
Israel Is Running a Synthetic Think Tank to Influence AI Search Results
🔮 According to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) paperwork reviewed by 404 Media, Piro is working with LaPam — the Israeli government’s official advertising agency: “Piro, Inc. will provide strategic communications and media relations services in connection with LaPam’s engagement on behalf of the State of Israel,” the paperwork states. assertive
2026-08-26 · 404 Media
Charges Dropped Against Person Who Clapped at a City Data Center Meeting
🔮 The small town of Emporia, Kansas is fighting against its city commission and a proposed hyperscale data center project that would sit on 1,000 acres of prairie land near Claridge’s home. assertive
2026-09-04 · 404 Media
Oklahoma Tells City It Can't Charge $17,125.44 for a Records Request Related to Data Center Arrest
🔮 Claremore told Blanchard and his lawyers that they’d be happy to fulfill his request, but it would cost $17,125.44. assertive
2026-09-10 · 404 Media
Doctor Doom Thanked Seattle for All the Surveillance Cameras
🔮 “Doom took over Axon enterprises [...] and now Doom will be watching you. assertive
2026-09-11 · 404 Media
The Man on a Quest to Digitally Preserve America’s Public Restrooms
🔮 “Maybe this is the artist brain in me but I started to see them as storytelling. assertive
2026-09-12 · 404 Media
‘We Did Not Invite You.’ Citizens Rage at Town Hall Over Proposed Nuclear AI Data Center
🔮 But citizens and leaders of the Township are also worried that this particular data center would further nuclear weapon research. assertive
2026-09-23 · 404 Media
Americans Fear AI Will Make the World Worse, Love It Anyway
🔮 Most people in the world who use AI feel good about the technology and believe it will be a net positive for the future, according to a new study from Gallup. assertive
2026-10-15 · 404 Media
Data Centers Are War Targets Now
🔮 This was Ukraine’s fourth strike on Russian data centers in the past week and confirmation of a new reality of war: data centers are valuable enemy assets and they will be targeted. assertive
2026-10-19 · 404 Media
'It Ain't Right:' Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway
🔮 “Absent any comprehensive guardrails imposed by the Texas legislature, the industry will continue to move forward as fast as it can, and the TCEQ may let it. assertive
2026-10-22 · 404 Media
Portal Texas Used to ‘Rubber Stamp’ Data Centers Down After 404 Media Reporting
🔮 “I am very concerned that since contractors are accustomed to this automated approval process, they might not be aware of the suspension and continuing construction at some of the largest hyperscale facilities in Texas,” Law said. assertive
2026-10-30 · 404 Media
Apple Is Entering Its Slop Era
🔮 With Ternus at the helm, I feel there’s a good chance Apple’s best days are behind it, that it will have to make do with less, that it’s déclassé. assertive
2026-11-02 · 404 Media
Voting in 2026 Is Getting an AI Slop 'I Voted' Sticker
🔮 I participated in democracy and everyone who sees me will know it. assertive
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