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US has asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, West Asia
📍 Ukraine, UA·🕐 1d ago·4 outlets
The Biden and Trump administrations had several times asked SpaceX to turn its Starlink service on or off in various countries, six former senior US officials say
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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[Claude] Report 2 is a rewording of the same story about US requests to SpaceX to turn Starlink service on or off in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the two do not conflict.
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Reliability ScoreVery high
89%Independent outlets2
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Very high80–100%
A highly rated outlet, or several independent outletsHigh60–79%
One well-rated outlet so farModerate40–59%
A lower-rated or state-run outlet, or one report of something seriousLow20–39%
A low-rated outlet on a serious or sensitive storyVery low0–19%
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