From the Right · Read · October 21, 2026
Oct 19 · Musk pledges a SpaceX share to every U.S. child
The Daily Wire: Elon Musk Makes Huge Promise To Every Child In America
Grade B (82/100). Pledge plus Trump Accounts angle
Lehrer score 82/100 (−18 unnamed source/unsourced figure: unsourced figures on Musk's past giving: “In 2024, he gave $108 million worth of Tesla shares to different charities, gave $1.95 billion in 2022, and in 2021 donated about $5.7 billion.”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.
Unsourced giving figures; praise quoted: “In 2024, he gave $108 million worth of Tesla shares to different charities, gave $1.95 billion in 2022, and in 2021 donated about $5.7 billion.”.
Agrees: Notes Musk didn't say how; $146.03 close
Splits: Quotes Gerstner and Dell praise; Trump Accounts link
- Met. Rule: assume there is at least one other side (notes no details given)
- Broken. Rule: do nothing I cannot defend (attribute every figure) (“In 2024, he gave $108 million worth of Tesla shares to different charities, gave $1.95 billion in 2022, and in 2021 donated about $5.7 billion.”)
Same story: CNN, The Free Press