Evidence ledger · under construction

Meta Lebanon: large plans; outcome deadlines not yet established.

The public record supports a February 2026 groundbreaking and describes a 1 GW, multibillion-dollar, multiphase campus. The reviewed records do not establish operating jobs, measured power or water use, completed investment, delivered phase payments, or when those outcomes first become due.

Operator: MetaPlace: Lebanon / LEAP District, IndianaUp to six phases announcedLast checked: 11 September 2026
Due status not established

Current assessment

No operating outcome is graded as a failure. The headline investment, jobs, power and cooling figures are company or government-reported plans. IEDC describes a per-completed-phase city payment, but the underlying agreement, definition of phase completion and first due date have not been reviewed.

>$10Bplanned investmentCompany and state announcement
1 GWdesigned capacityNot measured or energized load
~300projected permanent jobsNo operating payroll established in reviewed records
>4,000peak construction jobsProjection; not job-years
$1.5Mannual city payment per completed phaseIEDC summary; agreement not reviewed

Claims

A verdict applies only to the wording shown.

Company claims are shown as stated; they are not findings.

Power / timing · IN · meta-lebanon

Contradicted

Common reading; no one is quoted

Checked 11 September 2026

Reading Meta Lebanon's 1 GW design as current measured grid demand.

What the evidence supports

Meta describes a 1 GW campus and reported a February 2026 groundbreaking. The reviewed sources do not establish current metered load, a completed buildout or a comparable utility-service commitment.

Still unknown

None recorded

Confidence: medium — Company; Institution · 1 sources

Meta Lebanon groundbreaking announcement → Company

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Water / cooling · IN · meta-lebanon

Sources re-read on 14 September 2026 (software-assisted second check, not an outside audit)

Unknown

Common reading; no one is quoted

Checked 14 September 2026

Closed-loop liquid cooling means the Meta Lebanon campus will use no water.

What the evidence supports

Meta says the design will recirculate cooling water and use zero water for a majority of the year. That is narrower than zero annual or total campus water use and remains a future design claim until operating measurements exist.

Still unknown

Actual annual withdrawal and consumption, potable and nonpotable shares, the heat-rejection architecture used in operation, and operating measurements.

Confidence: medium — Meta company design statement; no operating measurements. · 1 sources

Meta Lebanon cooling description → Company

Open full claim → History (2) →

power · IN · meta-lebanon

Company claim

Said by Meta (company) on 2026-02-11 in Meta.

Checked 11 September 2026

1 GW designed capacity

What the evidence supports

1 GW designed capacity

Still unknown

Contracted, energized and measured load.

Confidence: medium — company design claim · 1 sources

Meta → Company

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city impact payment · IN · meta-lebanon

Supported

Said by Indiana Economic Development Corporation (government) on 2026-02-11 in Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

Checked 11 September 2026

$1.5 million annually per completed phase, up to six phases

What the evidence supports

$1.5 million annually per completed phase, up to six phases

Still unknown

Executed agreement, phase-completion definition, first due date and receipts.

Confidence: medium — government-described term · 1 sources

Indiana Economic Development Corporation → Gov. record

Open full claim → History (1) →

state sales-tax exemption · IN · meta-lebanon

Supported

Said by Indiana Economic Development Corporation (government) on 2026-02-11 in Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

Checked 11 September 2026

35 years, extendable to 50

What the evidence supports

35 years, extendable to 50

Still unknown

Controlling agreement and exemptions claimed.

Confidence: medium — government-described performance thresholds · 1 sources

Indiana Economic Development Corporation → Gov. record

Open full claim → History (1) →

cooling water · IN · meta-lebanon

Company claim

Said by Meta (company) on 2026-02-11 in Meta.

Checked 11 September 2026

Closed-loop liquid cooling; zero cooling water for most of the year

What the evidence supports

Closed-loop liquid cooling; zero cooling water for most of the year

Still unknown

Operating configuration, total site water and measured consumption.

Confidence: medium — company design claim · 1 sources

Meta → Company

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ratepayer protection · IN · meta-lebanon

Company claim

Said by Meta (company) on 2026-02-11 in Meta.

Checked 11 September 2026

Meta says it will pay its full energy and utility costs

What the evidence supports

Meta says it will pay its full energy and utility costs

Still unknown

Utility contract and regulatory cost-allocation record.

Confidence: medium — company statement only · 1 sources

Meta → Company

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History

Correction · 12 September 2026 · Software-assisted second check

meta-lebanon → Water / cooling

Field Water / cooling

From Partially supported; unknowns not recorded

To Not independently verified; operating water unknowns and the future design scope are explicit

Why The second review found that a literal zero-water conclusion is not established by Meta's narrower future design statement.

Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.

Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update

meta-lebanon → Water / cooling

Field Water / cooling

From Not independently verified

To Unknown

Why The prior label is defined for an unverified statement by a non-company party. This card tests a common inference instead; the reviewed company source does not establish annual or total campus water use.

Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.

Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update

meta-lebanon → Investment

Field Investment

From Not independently verified

To Company claim

Why The exact investment figure is a Meta projection. The government announcement repeats it but does not establish completed or placed-in-service capital.

Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.

Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update

meta-lebanon → Permanent jobs

Field Permanent jobs

From Not independently verified

To Company claim

Why The figure is a company projection; neither cited announcement is an observed payroll or employment record.

Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.

Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update

meta-lebanon → Construction jobs

Field Construction jobs

From Not independently verified

To Company claim

Why The peak construction-jobs figure is a company projection, not an observed workforce count or job-years measure.

Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.

Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update

meta-lebanon → City impact payment

Field City impact payment

From Not independently verified

To Supported

Why The government announcement supports the stated term. It does not establish an executed agreement, a due date or any payment received.

Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.

Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update

meta-lebanon → State sales-tax exemption

Field State sales-tax exemption

From Not independently verified

To Supported

Why The government announcement supports the stated term. It does not establish the controlling agreement or exemptions actually claimed.

Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.

Timeline

Groundbreaking announced

Meta and Indiana announced construction at the LEAP district. All operating outcomes remain prospective.

Payment trigger described, date unknown

IEDC says a $1.5 million annual city payment attaches to each completed phase. The agreement and trigger definition remain missing.

Cooling, power, jobs and taxes become testable

Metered use, payroll, exemption claims and local receipts should replace design projections when records exist.

Source packet

Neutral readingA favorable design claim is not yet a favorable outcome; an unfinished project is not yet a broken promise. This dossier should become more valuable after the first phase is completed, when payment, staffing, water and utility records can be tested against the baseline.

Data + actions

Suggest a correction → Record ID meta-lebanon and the page are prefilled. Accepted material corrections appear on Changes.