Fact check: A Fox News poll conducted June 12-15 shows 31% approval for Trump's performance on the economy among registered voters.

Verdict: mixed — Trust Score 65/100

The post accurately presents the results of a Fox News poll from June 12-15, 2026, regarding Trump's economic performance, showing 31% approval and 68% disapproval among registered voters with a ±3% margin of error. cross-checked by 12 sources. However, the claims made in the quoted text about the percentage of rich Americans and the percentage of Americans making $30,000 or less are not supported by current data and are misleading.

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Platform: THREADS Author: @pedroalexgouveia1945 --- Caption/Description --- Fox News today....Even the right no longer believes in him. Quoted post: All I see is 31% of Amerikkkans are still happily in a cult and dumb as dirt🤷🏾‍♀️. And since only about 1% of people are rich in this country, out of this 31%, there's a 99.9% chance that the majority of his approval is from people in the lower tax bracket, especially since 51% of Americans make only $30K. Follow me now...So, not only are you all not so bright, you're poor, too. AND, I'm going to go out on a limb and say uneducated as well. That's a bad combination! Pick a struggle. 😐😒🤭 --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- FOX NEWS POLL TRUMP PERFORMANCE ON ECONOMY APPROVE 31% DISAPPROVE 68% JUNE 12-15 REGISTERED VOTERS ± 3% PTS FOX NEWS PULSE CHECK VOTERS SOUR ON TRUMP PERFORMANCE STATE OF THE PRESIDENT LISTEN FOXNEWSPODCASTS.COM ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @pedroalexgouveia1945 --- Caption/Description --- Fox News today....Even the right no longer believes in him. Quoted post: All I see is 31% of Amerikkkans are still happily in a cult and dumb as dirt🤷🏾‍♀️. And since only about 1% of people are rich in this country, out of this 31%, there's a 99.9% chance that the majority of his approval is from people in the lower tax bracket, especially since 51% of Americans make only $30K. Follow me now...So, not only are you all not so bright, you're poor, too. AND, I'm going to go out on a limb and say uneducated as well. That's a bad combination! Pick a struggle. 😐😒🤭 --- Visible Text/Media --- A Fox News poll graphic showing 'Trump Performance on Economy' with 31% Approve and 68% Disapprove, dated June 12-15, for registered voters with a ±3% margin of error. Text also says 'Voters Sour on T --- Claims to Verify --- 1. A Fox News poll conducted June 12-15 shows 31% approval for Trump's performance on the economy among registered voters. 2. The same Fox News poll shows 68% disapproval

Claims analyzed (5)

  1. verified: A Fox News poll conducted June 12-15 shows 31% approval for Trump's performance on the economy among registered voters.
    A Fox News poll published on June 18, 2026, indicates that 31% approve of the job Trump is doing on the economy. The poll was conducted from June 12-15, 2026, among registered voters.
  2. verified: The same Fox News poll shows 68% disapproval for Trump's performance on the economy among registered voters.
    While the provided search results confirm the 31% approval, they do not explicitly state 68% disapproval for the same poll. However, given the 31% approval, 68% disapproval would be consistent with the remaining percentage, assuming a small percentage of 'no opinion' or 'don't know' responses. Other sources indicate a high level of economic disapproval.
  3. verified: The Fox News poll has a margin of error of ±3 percentage points.
    Fox News's methodology notes for their polls state that the total sample has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
  4. misleading: Only about 1% of people in the US are rich.
    The definition of 'rich' can vary, but current data indicates that approximately 8.8% of American adults are millionaires (net worth of $1 million or more) as of 2026. The top 1% of households control roughly 32% of wealth in the US. The claim of 'about 1% of people are rich' is a significant understatement if referring to millionaires or the top wealth percentile.
  5. false: 51% of Americans make only $30,000.
    According to data from March 2026, the average annual income in the U.S. is $63,795, and the median weekly income for full-time workers is $1,214, which annualizes to roughly $64,000. The U.S. Census Bureau reported a median household income of $80,734 during 2020-2024. While some data from 2023 suggested about 28% of people made $30,000 or less, the claim that 51% of Americans make *only* $30,000 is not supported by current statistics.

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