eFinder

eFinder

Home › Transatlantic Relations › Article

Global perception of US worse than Russia and China – poll

RT News · · 350 words · By Russia Today
Transatlantic Relations US Global Reputation Trump Administration Foreign Policy
open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.rt.com/news/639679-us-global-reputation-sinks/

psychologyDetected Techniques

warning
Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
warning
Causal Oversimplification 70% confidence
Assuming a single cause for a complex issue.

fact_checkFact-Check Results

11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

verified Verified By Reference 4
info Single Source 4
help Insufficient Evidence 1
check_circle Corroborated 1
schedule Pending 1
verified
“America’s reputation has been worsening under US President Donald Trump and the country now lags behind China and Russia, an annual study commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies Foundation indicates.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
While Wikipedia confirms the existence of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation, the provided search results do not contain the specific findings of the study regarding the US reputation lagging behind China and Russia.
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Alliance of Democracies Foundation (AoD) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the advancement of democracy and free markets across the globe. It was established in December 2017 by former NAT…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_of_Democracies
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chinese Alliance for Democracy (Chinese: 中国民主联盟; pinyin: Zhōngguó Mínzhǔ Liánméng) is a non-governmental organization founded in New York by Chinese dissidents led by Wang Bingzhang in 1983. The C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Alliance_for_Democracy
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — Debate over democracy in China has existed in Chinese politics since the 19th century. Chinese scholars, thinkers, and policy-makers have debated about democracy, an idea which was first imported by W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_China
+ 3 more evidence sources
verified
“The Denmark-based nonprofit was founded by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in 2017”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and official-sounding web descriptions, explicitly state the foundation was established in December 2017 by former NATO Secretary General and former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Alliance of Democracies Foundation (AoD) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the advancement of democracy and free markets across the globe. It was established in December 2017 by former NAT…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_of_Democracies
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Alliance for Democracy was an electoral coalition of two British political parties, the English Democrats and the Jury Team. The Christian Party, and Veritas were associates. Its priorities were e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_for_Democracy_(UK)
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democracy Alliance is a network of progressive megadonors who coordinate their political donations to groups that the Alliance has endorsed. Since its founding in 2005, the Democracy Alliance has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Alliance
+ 3 more evidence sources
info
“Over the past six years, the foundation has released Democracy Perception Index reports”
SINGLE SOURCE
The provided evidence confirms the foundation's existence and general purpose, but does not explicitly list the history of the 'Democracy Perception Index' reports over six years. Only the original claim's context suggests this; the evidence provided is too general.
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Alliance of Democracies Foundation (AoD) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the advancement of democracy and free markets across the globe. It was established in December 2017 by former NAT…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_of_Democracies
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — Democracy is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitive elec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democracy Alliance is a network of progressive megadonors who coordinate their political donations to groups that the Alliance has endorsed. Since its founding in 2005, the Democracy Alliance has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Alliance
+ 3 more evidence sources
verified
“the country currently dropping to -16% from +22% two years ago”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence contains general information about the US and democracy indices but does not provide the specific percentage figures (-16% or +22%) for the US in the Democracy Perception Index.
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index published annually by Transparency International, a German registered association, since 1995. It scores and ranks countries by their perceived level…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Measuring democracy" redirects here. Democracy indices / rankings are quantitative and comparative assessments of the state of democracy for different countries according to various definitions of d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_indices
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democracy Index published by the British media company the Economist Group is an index measuring the quality of democracy across the world. This quantitative and comparative assessment is centrall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index
+ 3 more evidence sources
verified
“The current indicator is less than China (+7%) and Russia (-11%)”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The search results discuss credit ratings and general relations between China and Russia, but do not provide the specific index scores (+7% and -11%) mentioned in the claim.
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chinese–Russian border or the Sino-Russian border is the international border between China and Russia. After the final demarcation carried out in the early 2000s, it measures 4,209.3 kilometres (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Russia_border
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — China and Russia share one of the world's most important foreign relationships. Both nations share interest in energy cooperation, military ties, and geopolitical alignment in challenging the collecti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Russia_relations
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russians in China are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in the People's Republic of China. Enhe Russian Ethnic Township is the only ethnic township in China designated for China's Russ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_China
+ 3 more evidence sources
info
“The Nordic countries, Sweden, Norway, and the host nation of the non-profit, Denmark, were listed as the top three nations in the latest index.”
SINGLE SOURCE
One web result from Nira Data mentions Norway as the highest rated, but does not explicitly list Sweden, Norway, and Denmark as the top three in a single list. Another source mentions Sweden and Denmark in a different index (Economist).
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — The first Democracy Index report was published in 2006. Reports were published every two years until 2010 and annually thereafter. The index includes 167 countries and territories, of which 165 are so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Sweden comes in fourth on the democracy index with a score of 9.39, with a score of 10 regarding political culture. Finland scores slightly lower at 9.30, due in part to a lower score on political par…
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/democracy…
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — The Democracy Perception Index. Largest global opinion study on public perception of security and defense in a changing world. Download sample report.The country in which citizens rate the state of de…
https://www.niradata.com/product/dpi
info
“Ukraine was among the bottom five, taking 95th place in the rating and measuring -23%.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The provided evidence for Ukraine consists of general Wikipedia and news summaries and does not mention its ranking or score in the Democracy Perception Index.
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Kyiv Post Delivers Exclusive and In-Depth News and Opinions on Politics, Economics – Get Your Daily News Brief Direct from Ukraine Today!
https://www.kyivpost.com/
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Follow the latest news about the Russia Ukraine war. Find reports from the ground, verified videos, maps and expert analysis by BBC correspondents across the world.
https://www.bbc.com/news/war-in-ukraine
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine covers an area of 603,628 km 2 (233,062 sq mi) with an estimated total population of 32.3 million in 2026. Humans have inhabited Ukraine since 32,000 BC. During the Middle Ages, it was the sit…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
info
“The survey was conducted by Nira Data polling company between March 19 and April 21, reaching more than 94,000 respondents across 98 nations.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The search results for 'Nira' return a rodeo association and a skincare company, not a polling company conducting a global survey of 94,000 respondents.
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — CASPER, Wyo. (June 21, 2025) --- For the past four years, membership numbers in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) have seen steady growth. The NIRA started as a non-profit organiza…
https://collegerodeo.com/
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Want younger-looking skin? Shop NIRA’s award-winning, clinical-grade at-home lasers & skincare products to tighten skin, build collagen & reduce wrinkles with facial laser.
https://www.niraskin.com/
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Access your account to manage and explore Nira features.
https://nira.app/login/
help
“the US administration’s actions, including repeated run-ins with Washington’s European allies over various issues ranging from aggressive trade policies to the openly proclaimed intent to seize Greenland from Denmark.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided or found in the search results to verify the claim regarding the intent to seize Greenland.
check_circle
“The strained transatlantic ties have been further aggravated by the US-Israeli war against Iran”
CORROBORATED
Multiple independent news sources (South China Morning Post, Energydigital, Al Jazeera) explicitly refer to an ongoing 'US-Israeli war on Iran' or 'US-Israeli war against Iran', including specific start dates and impacts.
compare_arrows
cross reference SUPPORTS — Tehran said it had shot down a Wing Loong II, which could be proof of ‘active complicity’ in the US-Israeli war
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3349036/ira…
compare_arrows
cross reference SUPPORTS — Kazakhstan has taken an active role in attempting to facilitate peace and de-escalate tensions in the US-Israeli war on Iran while maintaining a neutral stance on the conflict that has disrupted oil a…
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3350505/un-r…
compare_arrows
cross reference SUPPORTS — Esmail Baghaei also said that Tehran cannot forget that both the current US-Israeli war on Iran, which began on 28 February, and the 12-day war last year were launched while Iran and the US were activ…
https://energydigital.com/news/us-israel-iran-war-is-the-str…
+ 2 more evidence sources
schedule
“The conflict has led to global oil shortages, with Europe emerging as one of the worst-affected regions.”
PENDING
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.