CNN: Elon Musk says he will give a SpaceX share to ‘every kid in America’

Lehrer score 64/100 (−24 own-voice claim/analysis: opinion in its own voice: “are helping to remind audiences of the long-running recklessness of some in Big Tech”; −12 loaded wording: loaded word: “the industry’s gargantuan data center buildout”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → D.

Commentary on Big Tech in its own voice: “are helping to remind audiences of the long-running recklessness of some in Big Tech”; “the industry’s gargantuan data center buildout”.

Agrees: One share per child next year; no details

Splits: Adds NYT analysis of the Musk Foundation and the 2021 WFP pledge

• Met. Rule: assume there is at least one other side (SpaceX asked to comment)
• Met. Rule: do nothing I cannot defend (Census figure attributed)
• Broken. Rule: carefully separate and label opinion and analysis (“are helping to remind audiences of the long-running recklessness of some in Big Tech”)
• Broken. Rule: do not distort, lie, slant or hype (“the industry’s gargantuan data center buildout”)

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