Putin trust rating steady at 69% — poll

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 14, 2026 · 146 words

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What to know about Public opinion

The article reports on a poll conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) regarding the public trust ratings of Russian President Vladimir Putin and other government officials. It also lists the support levels for various parliamentary parties in Russia.

Propaganda risk 20%

Claims checked 9

Techniques found 1

Topics 2

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

Left0%

Center88%

Right12%

8 sources compared across this story cluster. This is an eFinder estimate from indexed source coverage, not an editorial rating.

What happened

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s public trust rating stands at 69%, according to the results of a poll carried out by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) among 1,500 Russians on August 7-9.

Why it matters

"A total of 69% of Russians said they trust Vladimir Putin.

Common ground

The majority of the population, 70%, also say that he is fulfilling his duties well as head of state," according to a statement from the polling service.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Manufactured Consensus: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Public opinion story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that "New People" - 5%?
How does this story connect Public opinion with Political legitimacy over the next few days?

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/society/2173435

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Propaganda Score

confidence: 95%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Manufactured Consensus 60% confidence

Creating an illusion of widespread agreement that does not exist.

Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.

Why it matters: Recognizing manufactured consensus helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “"New People" - 5%”

CORROBORATED

The 5% support for 'New People' is reported by TASS and corroborated by a 'Riddle Russia' report which states 'FOM polls still put them at only around 5%'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Support for political parties also showed notable improvements. FOM’s research indicated that backing for the ruling United Russia party increased by 2%, reaching 46%.
https://natyliesbaldwin.com/2025/03/intellinews-putins-appro…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia Election Poll: Results from FOM on July 26, 2026.Russia's Governing Coalition Retains Stable Majority. Based on the FOM projection, the incumbent governing parties would currently secure 69.3% …
https://politpro.eu/en/russia/opinion-polls/fom-2026-07-26/p…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to the reliably Kremlin-friendly VTsIOM poll, the party New People has climbed to second place in party ratings with 10.7% support.Meanwhile, FOM polls still put them at only around 5% (with…
https://ridl.io/new-seconds/

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Claim 2: “the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) - 11%”

VERIFIED

The TASS report explicitly lists the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) at 11%.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian independent polling organization’s Aug. 20-26 poll shows that the LDPR has extended the lead it gained in February over the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF).
https://www.russiamatters.org/blog/support-kprf-wanes-compar…

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web search NEUTRAL — It succeeded the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The party was led by Vladimir Zhirinovsky since its inception until his death in Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_of_Ru…

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web search NEUTRAL — The level of trust among the Russian public in President Vladimir Putin stands at 79.4%, according to a survey conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM). The poll, carried out fr…
https://tass.com/society/1942287

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Claim 3: “The level of support for "United Russia" stands at 37%”

VERIFIED

The TASS report 'Putin trust rating steady at 69% — poll' explicitly states: 'The level of support for "United Russia" stands at 37%'.

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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections are scheduled be held in Russia in 18–20 September 2026. At stake are 450 seats in the State Duma of the 9th convocation, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. Going into the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Russian_legislative_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, occupied it, and then annexed it after an illegitimate referendum. This took place amid the uncertainty that immediately fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Russian_annexation_of_Cri…

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Claim 4: “"A Just Russia" - 4%”

VERIFIED

The TASS report explicitly lists 'A Just Russia' at 4%.

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Claim 5: “Russian President Vladimir Putin’s public trust rating stands at 69%, according to the results of a poll carried out by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) among 1,500 Russians on August 7-9.”

VERIFIED

The claim is directly confirmed by a TASS report titled 'Putin trust rating steady at 69% — poll', which explicitly mentions the 69% trust rating based on a poll.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the run up to the next Ukrainian presidential election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Ukraine. The results of such polls are displayed in this artic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_U…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Orthodox Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Russia, with significant minorities of non-religious people and adherents of other faiths. Russia has the world's largest Orthodox popula…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Russia

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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 6: “The activities of the Russian government are supported by 45% of respondents”

SINGLE SOURCE

While the TASS report (referenced in claim 6's evidence) contains the party data, the specific 45% figure for government support is not explicitly corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence, though a similar TASS report mentions 51.5% approval in a different context.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections were held in Russia on 19 December 1999 to elect the 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. Like in the previous elections in 1995, the electoral s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Russian_legislative_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FOM-Ukraine (Ukrainian: ФОМ-Україна, Russian: ФОМ-Украина) is political sociology company in Ukraine. It is joint venture of the FOM (Russian: Фонд "Общественное мнение", Moscow and Ukrainian Mark…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOM-Ukraine

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Claim 7: “the work of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is backed by 52% of respondents.”

VERIFIED

A TASS report explicitly states that '52% approved of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s performance'.

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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 — In the run up to the 2021 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_2021_R…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) started in 1991 following Ukraine's independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Ukraine-NATO ties gradually stre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine–NATO_relations

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Claim 8: “The majority of the population, 70%, also say that he is fulfilling his duties well as head of state”

VERIFIED

The claim is directly confirmed by a cross-reference from TASS stating that 70% of the population say he is fulfilling his duties well as head of state.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Putinism (Russian: путинизм, romanized: putinizm) is the social, political, and economic system of Russia formed during the political leadership of Vladimir Putin. It is characterized by the concentra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putinism

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Claim 9: “the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) - 11%”

VERIFIED

The TASS report explicitly lists the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) at 11%.

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web search NEUTRAL — The party advocates for a socialist transformation of Russia through peaceful means within a pluralistic political framework. The CPRF considers the multi-sector socialist market system as developed i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Russian…

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web search NEUTRAL — Skip to content. Communist Party of the Russian Federation.¡Un sistema electoral justo es una garantía de seguridad y progreso social! About Us. An Honest Electoral System Is a Guarantee of Security a…
https://cprf.ru/

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web search NEUTRAL — The level of support for "United Russia" stands at 37%, "New People" - 5%, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) - 11%, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) - 11%, "A Just Russ…
https://tass.com/society/2173435

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.