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Nov 12 · Microsoft outage knocks out Outlook into Friday
CNBC: CNBC gives Microsoft's account of the cause, says no attack was seen and recalls the 2024 CrowdStrike outage.
Grade A (91/100). Article: CNBC on the Microsoft Outlook and Teams outage
Lehrer score 91/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Microsoft, Australian minister Tony Burke, Amazon and Air India are quoted by name; +3 primary document linked or cited (filing, ruling, data release, statement): quotes Microsoft's service updates, including "We are seeing early signs of stabilization" and the "elevated load across multiple regions" explanation; +2 context: background or what came before: context: "A fault with an update issued by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike caused one of the world's biggest IT system outages in 2024"; +2 key numbers sourced: "Microsoft reported in 2025 that Copilot ... had more than 100 million monthly active users"; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "caused disruption to millions of its customers around the world" is a figure with no stated source). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.
What we checked: "caused disruption to millions of its customers around the world" is a figure with no stated source
Splits: Article: CNBC on the Microsoft Outlook and Teams outage
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