68% of PiS voters are not working? That's manipulation.

There are posts circulating online claiming that as much as 68% of PiS voters are "not working." The thesis quickly divided internet users – some considered it an accurate observation, others saw it as data manipulation. What is the truth? We refer to official data. 

The author of a post published on platform X used seemingly precise, but in fact very unclear information. He did not cite any source, which was immediately pointed out by internet users, nor did he clarify whom he actually includes in the "not working" category. 

The post published on X on August 26, 2025, has garnered over 200 thousand views, over 3 thousand likes, and 672 comments. The same statement also appeared on Wykop and Facebook.

In response to a request for a source, the author of the post referred to CBOS research from June and July 2023. Treating this data as current may be misleading. At the same time, from another of his statements, it results that he classified very different groups as "not working": unemployed, pensioners, disability pensioners, or housekeepers. Such a grouping is misleading – it combines individuals in completely different life and employment situations into one category, distorting the picture of support for PiS.

What do the data say?

From the publicly available CBOS report (No. 98/2023), based on aggregated results of two surveys referenced by the author of the post, it follows that the percentage of PiS voters who are economically inactive is 61%, not 68%.

It is also important to remember that this category includes, among others, pensioners (people who previously worked) and disability pensioners (people permanently unable to work). Among PiS voters, the unemployed constitute only 2%.

Where is the manipulation?

The post could be misleading because its author classified individuals in completely different life situations into one category: unemployed, pensioners, disability pensioners, or housekeepers. Each of these groups has a different social and professional status. The lack of clarification suggests the existence of mass unemployment among PiS voters, while according to the CBOS report from 2023, unemployed individuals made up only 2% of this electorate.

Moreover, the numerical data provided in the post are inflated. In CBOS surveys, the percentage of PiS voters who are economically inactive is 61%, not 68%. 

Additionally, the author initially did not cite his data source, which made verification difficult – especially for those who did not follow the subsequent discussion in the comments.

In summary, the post created a false impression that the majority of PiS voters are unemployed, while in reality, they are mainly pensioners and inactive individuals for other reasons (e.g., disability pensioners).