The Washington Post: Russia proposes a Trump-Xi-Putin meeting in China next month

Lehrer score 58/100 (−18 unnamed source/unsourced figure: “people familiar with the Russian and Chinese discussions said” [named support in the piece: Peskov and Rubio on record]; −24 own-voice claim/analysis: “could mean Putin is seeking to take advantage of an apparent fraying of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → F.

Core claim rests on unnamed sources

Agrees: Proposed for APEC in Shenzhen, Nov. 18-19; Kremlin says 'hypothetically'

Splits: Adds Rubio and Trump on-record openness; China declined comment

• Broken. Lehrer: no anonymous sources except on rare occasions (core claim has named support, so the lesser deduction applies) (“people familiar with the Russian and Chinese discussions said”)
• Broken. Lehrer Rule 10: separating and labeling opinion (“could mean Putin is seeking to take advantage of an apparent fraying of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship”)

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Same story: The Free Press, The Daily Wire

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