Gallup released a poll last month stating that 89% of adults in the U.S. believe that corruption is widespread.
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Badlands MediaOct 21, 2026
Gallup's September 2, 2026 release reported that 89% of U.S. adults say government corruption is widespread, which matches the claim's figure and timing ("last month" relative to the October 21 post). The claim drops the word "government", but the post itself says only "corruption is widespread", so this is faithful to the passage.
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… Everybody's bought and paid for, is essentially what he said during that interview. And so it's not it's not terribly surprising. Now, I don't necessarily want to concede that all polls are fake, because Gallup came out last month with a poll that said 89% of, um, adults in the Us. Think that corruption is widespread, and that one I want to believe. Selective belief in the holding. Hey, whatever whatever it is, you know, I'm all maybe it's a hundred percent, or maybe it's like 99%. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Gallup's own release, dated September 2, 2026, reports that 89% of U.S. adults say government corruption is widespread, up 10 points from last year.[2]
Supports. AP reports the Gallup poll released Wednesday (September 2, 2026) found 89% of Americans say corruption is widespread throughout the U.S. government.[1]
Supports. UPI and Axios independently report the same 89% Gallup figure from the September 2, 2026 release.[3][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 not rated
- 1Chevron says it'll expand in Venezuela following Trump's ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespreadnews.gallup.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Poll: U.S. belief that government is corrupt hits 20-year-highupi.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 489% of Americans say government corruption is widespread - Axiosaxios.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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