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The Pete Quiñones Show
Peter R Quiñones
Since July 2017, Pete Quiñones has been the host of The Pete Quiñones Show (previously known as Free Man Beyond the Wall). His program has focused on the opposition to the globalist project that has undermined historical endeavors. His current interests include philosophy and historical revisionism.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-quinones-show--6071361/support.
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False72% confidence6 sourcesOct 1, 2026By 1993, Boris Yeltsin had roughly a 10% popularity rate.Said by BThe claim that Yeltsin had roughly 10% popularity by 1993 is contradicted by 1993-era polling in the sources, which show ratings of about 30–36% in March 1993 and 58.5% voter confidence in the April 1993 referendum. The only figure near 10% is a 17% 'good or excellent job' rating from April 1993, and the sources place his lows of roughly 2–6% in 1996–1999, not 1993.False75% confidence4 sourcesOct 1, 2026USAID admitted that the 1993 Russian referendum was fraudulent.Said by BNo source reports that USAID admitted the 1993 Russian referendum was fraudulent. A USAID-hosted report says its observers found no evidence of systematic fraud, and another source says the US government did not question the referendum results, which contradicts the claim.False60% confidence5 sourcesOct 1, 2026In 1995, Boris Yeltsin had about 10% of the vote in popularity polls.Said by BThe claim that Yeltsin had about 10% in 1995 popularity polls is contradicted by sources reporting his 1995 ratings at roughly 2–7%: single digits in March 1995, about 7% in an autumn 1995 ratings snapshot, and a low of about 6% in June 1995. The only 10% figure in the sources (10.1%) is Our Home Is Russia's December 1995 Duma party-list vote, not Yeltsin's popularity.False60% confidence4 sourcesOct 1, 2026The cost of living in Russia increased by 3000% during the 1990s.Said by BThe claim's direction is right: prices rose sharply in 1990s Russia. But the magnitude is far off. The World Bank reports consumer prices about 2,000% higher by end-1994, and the European Parliament reports prices rising nearly 5,000-fold between 1990 and 1996, so a 3,000% rise understates the record by roughly an order of magnitude or more. The claim's source, a podcast passage, is not evidence. Sources differ on exact figures by measure, but none supports 3,000% as the decade-long increase.False60% confidence2 sourcesOct 1, 2026The Russian economy lost 80% of its value in the 1990s under IMF direction.Said by BThe claim's central figure is a roughly 80% collapse of the Russian economy in the 1990s. The IMF's own record puts the output fall at about 35% over 1991–94, with smaller declines in 1995–96 and a small rise in 1997, so the claimed magnitude is far off. The extraction is faithful to the passage, and the sources do not address the 'under IMF direction' framing.False60% confidence8 sourcesOct 1, 2026The Yeltsin administration subsidized vodka to make it artificially cheaper.Said by BThe sources do not show the Yeltsin government subsidizing vodka. They attribute its cheapness to ending the state monopoly, price liberalization, and untaxed or illegal imports, and they report that Yeltsin ended government price subsidies and tried to raise vodka prices with a minimum-price decree. The only near-subsidy is a tariff exemption granted to some charities importing vodka, which the sources describe as a loophole rather than a subsidy. The claim departs from nothing in the passage: it faithfully paraphrases the post's 'vodka was subsidized by the Yeltsin group' statement.False60% confidence6 sourcesOct 1, 2026Russia lost 1 million trained scientists to the Western world in the 1990s.Said by BThe sources put the 1990s emigration of Russian scientists at roughly 15,000 to 80,000 people, with the highest figure, an estimate by a Russian Academy of Sciences trade union chairman, at 500,000 to 800,000 since 1992. None reports anything near one million, so the claimed magnitude is grossly overstated, though a real and substantial brain drain did occur.False70% confidence6 sourcesOct 1, 2026Vladimir Putin expelled the International Monetary Fund from Russia.Said by BThe claim that Putin expelled the IMF from Russia is contradicted by sources showing the IMF still operating with Russia after Putin's rise: Russia retained an IMF Executive Director, the IMF postponed rather than ended consultations with Russia in 2024, and Putin called for IMF reform in October 2026. The post's passage ('kicked out of the country') is the claimant's own unsourced assertion, and no source reports any expulsion.False90% confidence8 sourcesOct 1, 2026Vladimir Putin's popularity never went below 70%.Said by BThe claim that Putin's popularity never fell below 70% is contradicted by multiple sources. Reuters and AP report VTsIOM approval at 65.6% in April 2026, its lowest since before the Ukraine war, and Arab News and Calhoun report Levada approval at 62% in 2013, its lowest point at that time. The post's own timeframe (from the early 2000s through the war) therefore includes periods below 70%.False75% confidence3 sourcesOct 1, 2026The average Russian salary was $100 a year in the early 2000s.Said by BThe claim gets the unit and magnitude wrong. Sources put the average Russian salary in the early 2000s at roughly $89 to $143 per month (about $1,000 to $1,700 a year), not $100 a year. The post's figure appears to be a monthly number mislabeled as annual.False60% confidence4 sourcesOct 1, 2026Vladimir Putin abolished the production sharing agreement law in 2004.Said by BNo source says Putin abolished the production sharing agreement law in 2004. The closest record is a late-2003 Duma action that rescinded legislation allowing foreign oil companies to sign new PSAs, and Putin signed a 2003 law that strengthened PSA tax rules. The claim's date, actor, and scope do not match the record.False60% confidence3 sourcesOct 1, 2026The Russian national budget increased by 300 to 400% shortly after 2004.Said by BThe sources show Russia's federal revenue rising from about 19.6% to 20.4% of GDP in 2004 and to 23.6% in 2005, and the 2004 surplus rising from 1.7% to 4.4% of GDP. None of these figures approaches a 300-400% increase, so the claimed magnitude is grossly overstated even though budget revenue did grow.