Birdwatch Archive

Birdwatch Note

2023-08-22 09:24:33 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

SpaceX did not hold hostage the Starlink Communications system. It simply asked the US Government to cover costs of its use by the Urkainian army, as stated in this article. Helping Ukraine is Public policy, and should be funded by US govt, not by private companies. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule

Written by E108E721942BF3F22482B890FD27B11E504B049E0F732113435D11218134CC66
Participant Details

All Information

• ID - 1693917060789588083
• noteId - 1693917060789588083
• participantId -
• noteAuthorParticipantId - E108E721942BF3F22482B890FD27B11E504B049E0F732113435D11218134CC66 Participant Details
• createdAtMillis - 1692696273408
• tweetId - 1693666318749483128
• classification - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
• believable -
• harmful -
• validationDifficulty -
• misleadingOther - 0
• misleadingFactualError - 0
• misleadingManipulatedMedia - 0
• misleadingOutdatedInformation - 0
• misleadingMissingImportantContext - 1
• misleadingUnverifiedClaimAsFact - 0
• misleadingSatire - 0
• notMisleadingOther - 0
• notMisleadingFactuallyCorrect - 0
• notMisleadingOutdatedButNotWhenWritten - 0
• notMisleadingClearlySatire - 0
• notMisleadingPersonalOpinion - 0
• trustworthySources - 1
• summary
• SpaceX did not hold hostage the Starlink Communications system. It simply asked the US Government to cover costs of its use by the Urkainian army, as stated in this article. Helping Ukraine is Public policy, and should be funded by US govt, not by private companies. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule