no check for "strictly larger"?

Hello, I wonder if I misunderstood the task. The text demands

is strictly larger than (and not merely equal to)

So I would expect

assert is_ascending(1,2,2,3) == False

In the "Clear" section I found this solution:
https://py.checkio.org/mission/ascending-list/publications/Sjarelquint/python-3/ascending-list/
It returns True on my example, though it apparently passed all checks. Could you please explain?