Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-04 09:49:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 48FE88316738EF88F2AF50E3B3BEF54ADFEDDE25BA005B3DFED0229B98FB50D2
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Starlink services are not provided for free to Ukraine by SpaceX, they are paid for by US, Poland, UK, France, Germany, Czechia, NGOs and crowdfunding. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War#Funding Musk's businesses including Starlink have been heavily subsidised by the US government. https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.html Musk pays zero income tax. https://www.livemint.com/news/world/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-other-billionaires-have-paid-zero-income-tax-in-some-years-report-11623198617362.html
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