Over 73% Russians trust Putin — VCIOM

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 14, 2026 · 169 words

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What to know about Over 73% Russians trust Putin — VCIOM

TASS reports on a survey conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) regarding trust and approval ratings for President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and various parliamentary party leaders.

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Claims checked 15

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Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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Center75%

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What happened

A total of 73.3% of Russians said they trusted President Vladimir Putin in a survey conducted from August 3 to 8, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) said.

Why it matters

"Asked whether they trusted Putin, 73.3% of respondents answered positively, while the president's approval rating stands at 67%," the pollster said.

Common ground

The Russian government's performance was approved by 44.5% of respondents, while 44.8% approved of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's work.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “LDPR at 10.1%”

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Claim 2: “A total of 55.7% said they trusted the head of government.”

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One web search result mentions trust in Mishustin at 58.2%, which is close but not identical to 55.7%. No other source confirms the 55.7% figure.

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web search NEUTRAL — The work of the Russian government was approved by 47.5% of those surveyed, while 48.8% approved of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.Trust in Mishustin was expressed by 58.2% of respondents (up 1.2 pe…
https://oananews.org/node/712368

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web search NEUTRAL — Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on 28 August.The head of state welcomed the excellent working relationship established between Mik…
https://president.gov.by/en/events/vstreca-s-predsedatelem-p…

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Claim 3: “LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky by 21.8%”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny this claim.

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Claim 4: “44.8% approved of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's work.”

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No evidence was found confirming the 44.8% approval rating for Mikhail Mishustin. Search results for '44' were irrelevant.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. It was the eighth presidential election in the country. The incumbent president Vladimir Putin won with 88% of the vote, the highes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Russian_presidential_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian government has consistently been criticized by international organizations and independent domestic media outlets for human rights violations. Some of the most commonly cited violations in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The political career of Vladimir Putin concerns the career of Vladimir Putin in politics, including his current tenure as President of Russia. Putin's career has evolved from early administrative role…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_career_of_Vladimir_P…

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Claim 5: “New People party chairman Alexey Nechayev by 10.7%”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny this claim.

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Claim 6: “A total of 73.3% of Russians said they trusted President Vladimir Putin in a survey conducted from August 3 to 8, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) said.”

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While multiple VCIOM polls are mentioned in the evidence, none match the specific date (August 3-8) or the specific trust percentage (73.3%). Other polls show 81.1%, 77.3%, or 66%, but none confirm the claim's specific figures.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Sovi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the run up to the 2026 Russian legislative election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Russia. The results of these polls are displayed in this article.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2026_R…

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Claim 7: “Gennady Zyuganov, chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Central Committee, was trusted by 31.5%”

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A VCIOM report explicitly states that 31.5% of respondents expressed trust in Gennady Zyuganov.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Center is sometimes criticized by its subjects of study. Gennady Zyuganov (leader of Communist Party of Russian Federation) criticized VCIOM's objectivity when evaluating media request results of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Public_Opinion_Researc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Survey respondents also expressed their attitudes toward the heads of Russia’s parliamentary party factions. Thus, 31.5% (up 3.5 p.p.) expressed trust in Gennady Zyuganov, longtime leader of the Commu…
https://tass.com/society/1744367

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web search NEUTRAL — VCIOM is launching its new product — “Russia’s global image”- a useful tool to be used by the Russian companies and governmental bodies in analyzing public opinion, cultural and economic proximity, an…
https://wciom.com/

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Claim 8: “followed by the Communist Party (CPRF) at 12.3%”

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Claim 9: “Support for United Russia stood at 34%”

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Claim 10: “and New People at 8.7%”

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Claim 11: “The Russian government's performance was approved by 44.5% of respondents”

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No evidence was found regarding the specific 44.5% approval rating for the Russian government's performance. Search results for '44' were irrelevant (music bands, baseball gloves).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian Public Opinion Research Center (Russian: Всероссийский центр изучения общественного мнения, romanized: Vserossiysky tsentr izucheniya obshchestvennogo mneniya, abbr. ВЦИОМ, VCIOM) is a state-o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Public_Opinion_Researc…

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Claim 12: “A Just Russia at 4.8%”

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Claim 13: “the president's approval rating stands at 67%”

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The evidence mentions various approval ratings (85% by Levada, 66.9% by VCIOM), but none specifically confirm a 67% rating for the period in question.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian president Vladimir Putin elicited multiple responses for many of his actions, in Russia and the rest of the world. According to the Russian non-governmental organization Levada Center, about …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Vladimir_Putin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 1999, Vladimir Putin has continuously served as either president (acting president from 1999 to 2000; two terms 2000–2008, three terms 2012–present) or Prime Minister of Russia (three months in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_under_Vladimir_Putin

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Claim 14: “A Just Russia leader Sergey Mironov by 27.5%”

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While the evidence mentions trust in party leaders, it does not provide a specific percentage for Sergey Mironov that matches 27.5%.

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web search NEUTRAL — A total of 60% of respondents said they trusted Mishustin (a 0.4 percentage point rise). Survey respondents also expressed their attitudes toward the heads of party factions in the State Duma, or lowe…
https://tass.com/society/1682249

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web search NEUTRAL — Opinion Poll Data. The percentages not in parentheses are computed from the overall number of respondents.VCIOM, June 25-27 (released June 30): Yeltsin - (55%), Zyuganov - (33%), against both - (7%), …
https://cs.ccsu.edu/~gusev/russian/polls.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Kirill Rodin, VCIOM’s Director on Government Relations, presented the findings of the annual study on “The summer 2021 results and the time of half-open borders”.
https://wciom.com/

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Claim 15: “The poll surveyed 1,600 Russian adults.”

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Multiple independent sources (TASS, The Intel Drop, and a separate VCIOM poll report) consistently state that VCIOM polls utilize a sample size of 1,600 Russian adults.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; Russian: Русская православная церковь, РПЦ, romanized: Russkaya pravoslavnaya tserkov', RPTs;), also officially known as the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: Московский …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church

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