From the Right · Read · November 13, 2026
Nov 12 · Microsoft outage knocks out Outlook into Friday
New York Post: The Post lists firms and governments hit abroad, leans on two unnamed sources and calls it one of the worst.
Grade C (78/100). Article: New York Post on the Microsoft Outlook and Teams outage
Lehrer score 78/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Microsoft, eToro analyst Josh Gilbert, Australian minister Tony Burke and Japan's Masanao Ozaki are quoted or cited by name; +3 primary document linked or cited (filing, ruling, data release, statement): cites Microsoft's service health notice on Exchange Online; +2 context: background or what came before: context: "Microsoft faced an outage with its 365 services in January this year and also in October last year"; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): "one of the company's worst outages" is a judgment in its own voice with no source; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "a source familiar with the situation told Reuters" a Taiwanese firm canceled a bond repurchase (unnamed source, side point); −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "Another Taiwanese financial company resorted to using fax to confirm trades, a second source said" (unnamed source, side point)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C.
What we checked: "one of the company's worst outages" is a judgment in its own voice with no source; "a source familiar with the situation told Reuters" a Taiwanese firm canceled a bond repurchase (unnamed source, side point); "Another Taiwanese financial company resorted to using fax to confirm trades, a second source said" (unnamed source, side point)
Splits: Article: New York Post on the Microsoft Outlook and Teams outage
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