From the Right · Watch · October 23, 2026
Oct 22 · Kyiv says Ukraine's Starshield speed cap is still in place after Trump says Musk 'put it back'
New York Post: Trump tells Elon Musk to lift any limits on Starlink's military-grade Starshield for Ukraine
Grade F (58/100). Article: Trump's call to Musk, confirmed by a White House official, the conflicting reports on who ordered the slowdown, and Musk's Oct. 14 post
Lehrer score 58/100 (−18 unnamed source/unsourced figure: paragraph 9: 'Administration sources told The Post' a theory 'though no evidence to prove that speculation has been provided' (unnamed); −24 own-voice claim/analysis: paragraph 10: blames diesel prices on 'his own war with Iran' in the writer's voice; paragraph 5: 'has been railing against' Zelensky). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → F.
paragraph 9: 'Administration sources told The Post' a theory 'though no evidence to prove that speculation has been provided' (unnamed); paragraph 10: blames diesel prices on 'his own war with Iran' in the writer's voice; paragraph 5: 'has been railing against' Zelensky
Splits: Article: Trump's call to Musk, confirmed by a White House official, the conflicting reports on who ordered the slowdown, and Musk's Oct. 14 post
- Broken. Rule: unnamed source/unsourced figure (paragraph 9: 'Administration sources told The Post' a theory 'though no evidence to prove that speculation has been provided' (unnamed))
- Broken. Rule: own-voice claim/analysis (paragraph 10: blames diesel prices on 'his own war with Iran' in the writer's voice; paragraph 5: 'has been railing against' Zelensky)