What this entry found
- CONFIRMED
Both outlets refer to joint U.S.–Israel airstrikes against Iran that occurred on February 28, 2026…
Checked against Reuters.the document
- CONFIRMED
The phrase "who 29 outlets blamed" appended to the poll headline is editorial framing unique to NewsCord and…
Checked against Newscord.the document
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Whether Trump ordered strikes 'alongside Israel' or with Israel; the timing and framing of Israel's role
newscord.org; straitstimes.com
- ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS
5 outlets carried this. They resolve to 4 independent sources.
A reader sampling these outlets received 4 accounts, not 5.
How the poll was reported
5 of 6 stated across the articles in this entry.
- The articles describe a sampled poll rather than an opt-in one.
- Pollster: Reuters/Ipsos.
- Who was sampled: U.S. adults nationwide.
- Sample size: 1,166 U.S. adults nationwide.
- Margin of error: 3 percentage points in either direction.
- When conducted: four days, concluded August 17, 2026.
- Commissioned by: not stated in any article.
- Question wording published: not in any article.
This lists what the articles said and did not say. A detail missing here may appear in the pollster's own release; it was not in the coverage.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted over four days and concluding August 17, 2026 found Trump's approval rating at 33%, down from 35% earlier in August and matching the lowest level of his first presidency (December 2017). The poll surveyed 1,166 U.S. adults with a margin of error of 3 percentage points. Sixty-four percent of Americans disapprove of Trump's performance, and 80% expect U.S. involvement in Iran to continue for an extended period following Trump-ordered strikes against Iran.
3 of 5 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: ilkha.com, reuters.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- reuters.comWIRE
- straitstimes.comINDEP
- hromadske.uaUNCLASSIFIED
- ilkha.comUNCLASSIFIED
- newscord.orgUNCLASSIFIED
References
- reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: Trump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, Reuters/Ipsos poll findsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-18T11:11:22
- hromadske.uaTrump’s approval rating falls to 33%, lowest of current presidency - Reuters/IpsosScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-19T11:00:27
- ilkha.comTrump's approval rating drops to lowest level of presidency, Reuters/Ipsos poll showsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-19T11:00:27
- newscord.orgReuters/Ipsos Poll Finds 33% Approve Of Donald Trump As Iran Conflict Fears Rise: who 29 outlets blamedScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-19T11:00:27
- straitstimes.comTrump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, Reuters/Ipsos poll findsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-18T11:11:22
Carried by multiple outlets
- Trump's approval rating is 33%reuters.com, hromadske.ua, ilkha.com, newscord.org, straitstimes.com
- This is the lowest level of his current presidencyreuters.com, hromadske.ua, ilkha.com, newscord.org, straitstimes.com
- 64% of Americans disapprove of Trump's performancehromadske.ua, newscord.org, straitstimes.com
- Trump's approval rating has fallen from 35% earlier in Augusthromadske.ua, straitstimes.com
- The 33% approval rating matches the lowest level recorded during his first presidency in December 2017hromadske.ua, straitstimes.com
- Trump ordered strikes on Iranhromadske.ua, newscord.org, straitstimes.com
- and 6 more, not shown
Reported by one outlet only
- Among respondents regarding Iran conflict expectations: 87% of Democrats and 71% of Republicans expect U.S. involvement in Iran to continue for an extended periodonly hromadske.ua
- Only one in five Americans - and half of Republicans - believe the war with Iran has been worth itonly hromadske.ua
- Trump returned to the White House in 2025 with just under half of Americans approving of his presidencyonly hromadske.ua
- Republicans are seeking to defend their narrow majority in the House of Representatives in the November 3 electionsonly hromadske.ua
- Democrats increasingly see the Senate as competitiveonly hromadske.ua
- Among those with expectations about Iran conflict duration: 87% of Democrats and 71% of Republicans think U.S. involvement will go on for an extended period of timeonly newscord.org
Reported unevenly
- Whether Trump ordered strikes 'alongside Israel' or with Israel; the timing and framing of Israel's rolestated by newscord.org, straitstimes.com · absent from hromadske.ua
Not yet confirmed against a primary source
- Confirm the poll field dates: straitstimes.com and newscord.org state the poll 'concluded on Aug 17' and was 'conducted over four days.' Resolve whether this means the four-day period ended on August 17, 2026, or whether additional detail about the start date appears in the full articles.
- Verify the relationship and chronology: newscord.org states Trump 'ordered attacks against Iran alongside Israel in late February,' while straitstimes.com states he 'ordered strikes on Iran alongside US ally Israel' with no month specified. Confirm whether these refer to the same event and whether the February date is accurate.
- Clarify the headline notation in newscord.org: the phrase 'who 29 outlets blamed' appears appended to the poll findings headline. Determine whether this is editorial framing by newscord.org or part of the original Reuters/Ipsos poll coverage.
What was checked, and against what
2 of 2 confirmed against a primary source. Every document is linked so you can read the same record we did. Anything not confirmed is listed as such rather than left out.
- checkedConfirm the poll field dates: straitstimes.com and newscord.org state the poll 'concluded on Aug 17' and was 'conducted over four days.' Resolve whether this means the four-day period ended on August 17, 2026, or whether additional detail about the start date appears in the full articles.Reuters · establishes that the outlet published it · Both outlets refer to joint U.S.–Israel airstrikes against Iran that occurred on February 28, 2026, confirming the late-February timeline. Furthermore, the Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted over four days, spanning from August 14 to August 17, 2026 · 2026-08-19
- checkedClarify the headline notation in newscord.org: the phrase 'who 29 outlets blamed' appears appended to the poll findings headline. Determine whether this is editorial framing by newscord.org or part of the original Reuters/Ipsos poll coverage.Newscord · establishes that the outlet published it · The phrase "who 29 outlets blamed" appended to the poll headline is editorial framing unique to NewsCord and not part of the original Reuters/Ipsos coverage. As a media monitoring platform, NewsCord frequently appends analytical tags to headlines to highlight the frequency of media coverage, rather than representing original polling data. · 2026-08-19