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Marco Rubio Denies White House Ordered Ukraine Starlink Slowdown - Newsweek (opens in a new tab)
newsweek.com · 2026-10-06
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Marco Rubio Denies White House Ordered Ukraine Starlink Slowdown - Newsweek
newsweek.com · 2026-10-06
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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedMarco Rubio denied that the White House ordered satellite internet service used by Ukraine to be slowed.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedRubio said the disruption had since been resolved and that Starlink speed was back to where it was before.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedZelensky said Ukraine had evidence that the restrictions affecting the satellite system were part of a planned operation and that the cap disrupted military operations.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedRubio said Ukraine has never had access to Starshield, described as a separate military product used by the U.S. government.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedMusk said the U.S. government, rather than SpaceX, was responsible for the restrictions and that any limits on speed or usage were decided by the U.S. military and ultimately the president.View evidenceHide evidence
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