Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans right
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
4
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
Elon Musk has restored Ukraine's internet access, Donald Trump has said.
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Trump → publish → access
The US president was speaking hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said connectivity, which is provided by Musk's satellite-based Starlink system, had yet to be fully restored.
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which → speak → system
Musk has previously denied he was behind the slowdown, which affects Ukraine's ability to use drones to attack Russia.
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which → deny → Russia
Trump refused to be drawn on a report he had put pressure on Musk to restore access to the service, but when asked about it said: "Bottom line, he put it back."
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he → refuse → it
The Trump administration has previously insisted it did not instruct Musk's company to restrict access.
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it → insist → access
The connectivity restrictions came as Trump put pressure on Zelensky to stop attacking Russian oil refineries, which he has argued have caused prices to rise.
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prices → come → refineries
Faced with midterm elections next month, Trump has waived some sanctions on Russia and agreed a deal to import Russian diesel for the US market - a move which has been criticised by Ukraine and its European allies.
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which → face → Ukraine
Ukraine relies on Starlink - owned by Musk's SpaceX company - for a range of battle communications and early warning systems during Russian missile attacks.
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Ukraine → rely → attacks
Earlier on Thursday, Zelensky said the speed of the system used by Ukraine's military had still not been restored fully.
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speed → say → military
Speaking at a press conference , he said the speed "has not been restored to 400 [km/h; 250mph] yet", adding: "We are working on it."
He continued: "I am waiting to hear from US Secretary of State [Marco] Rubio.
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I → speak → Rubio
He promised to get back to me with information within 48 hours or so."
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He → promise → hours
The Ukrainian president made the comments shortly before the Wall Street Journal, external reported that Trump called Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of Starlink.
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Trump → make → Starlink
The US outlet reported that Trump told Musk he was frustrated the Starlink system's speeds were still capped at around 160km/h, according to officials.
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speeds → report → officials
The speed limit made Ukraine's offensive drones and interceptors powerless against Russian attacks.
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drones → make → attacks
The journal reported that the system was working more normally on Thursday, shortly after their conversation.
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system → report → conversation
BBC News has not confirmed the Wall Street Journal's report.
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News → confirm → report
It has also contacted the White House and SpaceX to ask for an explanation.
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It → contact → explanation
Ukraine first reported an interruption to US intelligence sharing on 14 October.
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Ukraine → report → October
Musk said last week that the US government ultimately controls access to Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink which Ukraine uses for some of its operation.
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Ukraine → say → operation
He said the system was designed for the Pentagon, suggesting it may therefore be behind the restrictions.
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it → say → restrictions
The White House has repeatedly said it did not order access to be restricted.
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access → say → ?
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