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Trump says he has not spoken with Musk about Starlink access in Ukraine

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Donald Trump said he has not spoken with Elon Musk about the restriction of Starlink service in Ukraine, and that he would speak with him if access is not restored; he said he had heard it was fixed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told ABC News that the Starlink network is still not fully working, and Ukrainian officials said speeds were not back to normal on Friday. Ukrainian military and government officials told The Wall Street Journal that connections were failing at higher drone speeds, a report cited by The New Republic. Asked who ordered the restriction, Trump denied knowing, saying “Well, I wouldn’t tell you if I did.”

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Trump said he has not spoken with Elon Musk about the restriction of Starlink access in Ukraine.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Center
    The Hill

  2. Trump said he had heard access was fixed and that he would speak with Musk if it is not.

    One outletThe New Republic· Far Left

  3. Zelenskyy said the Starlink network is still not fully working, and Ukrainian officials said speeds were not back to normal.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Left
    ABC News
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  4. Ukrainian military and government officials told The Wall Street Journal that Starlink connections were failing at higher drone speeds.

    One outletThe New Republic· Far Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Starlink access in Ukraine has been restored.

    Trump said he had heard it was fixed. Zelenskyy and Ukrainian officials said the network is still not fully working, and Ukrainian officials told The Wall Street Journal that connections fail at higher drone speeds.

How each side tells it

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All three sides report Trump saying he has not spoken with Elon Musk about Starlink in Ukraine, and Ukrainian officials saying service is still not restored. The left stresses Trump’s refusal to explain, the center his denial and conditional warning, and the right Ukraine’s complaint and a possible call to Musk.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines center Trump’s refusal to answer and Ukraine’s complaints; far-left The New Republic goes further with a headline saying Ukraine says he is lying.

    Trump Refuses to Explain Starlink Shutoff as Ukraine Loaded verb“Says He’s Lying”The headline states as fact an accusation of lying that the article attributes only to Ukraine’s complaints and does not quote directly.More neutral: Ukraine Disputes His AccountDisagree with this highlight?
    The New RepublicFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill leads with Trump’s denial of speaking to Musk and his warning that he will if access is not restored.

    Trump denies speaking to Musk about Starlink, but says he will if it’s not fixed
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Epoch Times leads with Ukraine saying Starlink is still not restored, pairing it with Trump saying he may have to speak to Musk.

    Trump Says He May Have to Speak With Musk After Ukraine Says Starlink Still Not Restored
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left2

    brushed asideSays He’s Lying

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    brushed asideMore neutral: did not directly answer

    The phrase describes Trump’s manner as dismissive, adding judgement beyond the fact that he did not answer the questions.

    President Trump brushed aside questions Friday about interruptions to Starlink service for Ukraine, following…

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    Says He’s LyingMore neutral: Ukraine Disputes His Account

    The headline states as fact an accusation of lying that the article attributes only to Ukraine’s complaints and does not quote directly.

    Trump Refuses to Explain Starlink Shutoff as Ukraine Says He’s Lying

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump’s refusal to explain
  • Ukraine’s claim that service is not restored
  • Trump’s chuckle at a CNN question
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  • ABC NewsLeft

    Zelenskyy tells ABC News Starlink network still isn't fully working

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told ABC News on Friday that the Starlink network is still not fully working, despite assurances from President Donald Trump.

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)
  • The New RepublicFar Left

    Trump Refuses to Explain Starlink Shutoff as Ukraine Loaded verb“Says He’s Lying”The headline states as fact an accusation of lying that the article attributes only to Ukraine’s complaints and does not quote directly.More neutral: Ukraine Disputes His AccountDisagree with this highlight?

    President Trump Loaded verb“brushed aside”The phrase describes Trump’s manner as dismissive, adding judgement beyond the fact that he did not answer the questions.More neutral: did not directly answerDisagree with this highlight? questions Friday about interruptions to Starlink service for Ukraine, following complaints from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier in the day. “You must know now who ordered the Starlink access in Ukraine to be restricted. …

    Read at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Trump’s denial of contact with Musk
  • Trump’s conditional warning to Musk
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  • The HillCenter

    Trump denies speaking to Musk about Starlink, but says he will if it’s not fixed

    President Trump said that he did not speak to Elon Musk about the tech leader's decision to restrict Starlink access to Ukraine but warned he will do so if access is not restored. "I have not spoken to him," Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Ukraine’s claim Starlink is not restored
  • Trump’s possible call to Musk

Leaves out

  • Trump’s statement that he has not spoken with Musk

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    49 min later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 12:35 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    The Hill, Oct 23, 11:46 AM EDT

  • Right

    1 hr 27 min later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 1:13 PM EDT

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  1. The HillCenterOct 23, 11:46 AM EDT
  2. The New RepublicFar LeftOct 23, 12:35 PM EDT
  3. ABC NewsLeftOct 23, 1:05 PM EDT
  4. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 23, 1:13 PM EDT

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