# "Ukrainians overwhelmingly want to remove Zelensky from office"

UNSUPPORTED · Verdict issued 25 Sep 2026 · Updated 4 Oct 2026 · ID C2-004

Cluster: Zelensky delegitimisation · Languages:  · Grain of truth: no

Source: https://vit-koval.github.io/citere-site/registry/c2-004-ukrainians-overwhelmingly-want-to-remove-zelensky-fro/ · Data: CC BY 4.0

## The verdict

Published polling from Ukrainian institutes does not support this. Approval figures have moved substantially over the course of the war, but no methodologically sound survey shows the level of rejection the claim asserts.

## What is true

Approval ratings have fallen from their 2022 peak, and criticism of the government inside Ukraine is real and public. The claim substitutes a fabricated figure for that genuine debate.

## Where the claim comes from

Circulated by coordinated reply networks with fabricated polling graphics.

First seen 19 Feb 2026 on the Matryoshka network, attributed by CheckFirst (4 Sep 2024).

## Who else has checked this

| Organisation | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|
| VoxCheck | Independently assessed this narrative as false and published a rebuttal. | 2 Sep 2026 |
| EUvsDisinfo | Independently assessed this narrative as false and published a rebuttal. | 19 Sep 2026 |


## Which chatbots repeated it

Repeat rate by assistant and question type, one table per market. Personas are reported separately and
never averaged, markets are never merged, and every figure carries its 95% interval and its sample size.
A cell built on fewer than 20 answers settles nothing.


## What we did

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## Changelog

- 4 Oct 2026 — Added partner confirmations.
- 25 Sep 2026 — Page published.