Donald Trump stated he spoke with Elon Musk and that Musk told him Starlink service had been restored in Ukraine.
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Philip TeresiOct 23, 2026
Sources show Trump said Musk had restored Ukraine's Starlink access, but he declined to say whether he spoke with Musk, so the claim that he stated he spoke with Musk is contradicted.
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… Weird, you could shoot it today. Other than eliminating the names of the corporations, swapping them out for tech companies, I'm not sure you'd have to change a thing. Out to Ukraine we go, where the Starlink system continues to experience low speeds. President Trump had said that he spoke with SpaceX chief Elon Musk and that Musk told him that the service had been restored, but Ukrainian drone units and the Ukrainian government say that connections with Star Shield, the military grade Starlink service, is continuing to fail in most of the country. …
Philip Teresi · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Trump declined to say whether he had spoken to Musk, saying 'whether I called or whether somebody else called, doesn't make any difference,' so he did not state that he spoke with Musk.[1][2][3]
Contradicts. A Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent that the speed cap remained in place and the claims of restoration were 'all false,' and an NBC report said Kyiv denied the service had been restored.[2][4]
Supports. Trump said on Thursday that Elon Musk had restored Ukraine's Starlink access, which matches the core of the claim's reported statement.[1][2][3]
Context. Nothing in the sources reports Musk telling Trump that service had been restored; the WSJ reported that Trump had called Musk, but that was a press report, not Trump's statement.[1][6]
Context. Ukraine's defense ministry later said on Saturday that full Starlink/Starshield access had been restored, after the claim date.[5][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Trump says Musk restored Ukraine's Starlink access, declines to say if they spokereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 2Trump says Elon Musk restored Ukraine's Starlink access ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3Trump Says Musk Has Restored Ukraine's Access to ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Ukraine’s defense ministry says access to Starshield has been ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 6Trump says Elon Musk restored Ukraine's Starlink accessjsonline.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink service agreement - CNBCcnbc.com · not rated · cited for: context
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