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The REGNUM news agency reported 100 percent approval of Putin's work by Russian residents

The REGNUM news agency, citing a poll by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM), reported 100 percent approval by Russian residents of Vladimir Putin’s work as president. The title of the note was later corrected, but by that time the publication had already caused heated discussion on social networks.

Material about Russians’ unconditional support for Putin’s activities appeared on the news agency’s website on November 14. The article was published under the title “The President works well in his post, 100% of Russian residents believe.”

In the text, REGNUM referred to data from a sociological survey by FOM, during which it was allegedly found that about half of the respondents “completely trust” Putin, and another half “rather trust.”

At the same time, the article noted: if presidential elections were held in the country in the near future, 95 percent of the population would vote for Vladimir Putin. The remaining politicians - Gennady Zyuganov, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Mikhail Prokhorov and Sergei Mironov - had ratings that would not have exceeded one percent.

At the same time, no reference to the primary source of information - statistics published by FOM specialists - was provided in the note. It was only specified that the survey took place on November 9 this year.

Almost immediately after the article appeared, Twitter users doubted the reality of the mathematical calculations included in REGNUM's headline.

Some users noticed that in the news, data about 100 percent is adjacent to other indicators that exclude such a result. Someone suggested that the title of the article was probably just a journalistic joke and could not have been taken seriously on the site.

Users also managed to find the original FOM data, which was indeed published on the fund’s website on November 14. Tables and graphs compiled by sociologists showed that the level of support for Vladimir Putin has currently reached 72 percent.

It's funny about the rating. But someone is making fun of this in regnum http://t.co/4bs6zkRW3c pic.twitter.com/28YnJ4BA15

— Georgy Alburov (@alburov) November 14, 2014

100% of Russian residents are confident that Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing a good job in his post. And 46% are not sure.

— Pavel Bednyakov (@pavelbednyakov) November 14, 2014

Almost all of Meduzonka studied the FOM website. Everything is ok, it’s just that at Regnum they start showing off already in the middle of the day on Friday, and not in the evening

— Andrey Kozenko (@akozenko) November 14, 2014

I must admit, the author has a good sense of humor. a delicate balance between outright bullshit and formal similarity to news about a survey

— Friend and Associate (@morkvo) November 14, 2014

Judging by the fact that court social services are drawing record ratings for Putin, things are very bad. They extinguish the impending panic.

— Roman Dobrokhotov (@Dobrokhotov) November 14, 2014

Such a blatant discrepancy between the original source and the news on REGNUM gave rise to many jokes online, the authors of which emphasized the absurdity of the media headline and at the same time pointed out its “characteristic” for modern Russian publications loyal to the state.

Well, your IQ is simply less than 135%, since you don’t understand this news about FOM

— Philipp Kireev (@mynameisphilipp) November 14, 2014

The caretaker of the Prosecutor General's Office, who sheltered the GTA gang in his mansion, works well at his post - 100% of Russian citizens (FOM) believe.

— Maxim Sotkov (@msotkov) November 14, 2014

Meanwhile, Putin’s rating, according to the FOM, has reached 100%, but will continue to grow pic.twitter.com/BRQYgTTh73

— Alexander M (@nesvetit) November 14, 2014

According to a survey by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM), 100% of Russians believe that Putin is God’s messenger on Earth! pic.twitter.com/NVkoZ8TSsU

— Mud Roissi (@Fake_MIDRF) November 14, 2014

VTsIOM and Levada are biting their elbows. FOM gave them 100% support for Putin. But competitors can interview foreigners, then you can give 146%

— Oleg Kozyrev (@oleg_kozyrev) November 14, 2014

Soon, the title of the material about Putin on the news agency’s website was changed to a more correct one - with text about 72 percent support. The previous version of the title was “hidden” in the main text of the news, which still reported: the president is working well, and all people living in the Russian Federation, without exception, are confident of this to one degree or another.

However, not everyone understood exactly what caused REGNUM’s strange interpretation of the survey data. Some users, judging by the messages, remained convinced that the data on 100 percent support for Putin was somehow obtained by sociologists from the FOM themselves.

FOM: 100% of Russian residents are confident that President Putin is doing a good job in his post. Why not 146%? FOM - Formation of Public Opinion

— Notes of a madman (@Pavel_XII) November 14, 2014

They licked it, they licked it! FOM sociologists were given fresh weed. #FOM pic.twitter.com/vn1Rblaeav

— Notes of a madman (@Pavel_XII) November 14, 2014

The FOM survey is some kind of nonsense, where did they find these 100% who think that Putin works well??? PS I think that Putin works poorly. Not 100% anymore

— Oleg Koulakov (@Oleg_Koulakov) November 14, 2014

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