Millions of people are angry and many feel betrayed by Altman/OpenAI.

Was it true for the period described?

Outcome: Unresolved

The record was checked, and the evidence available by the cutoff does not settle it.

Scored on a plain reading. The speaker named no measure for this claim, so it was judged on the reading an informed reader would take, stated below under our interpretation. Both reviews had to find that reading fair.

Evidence as of

2026-10-28

Deadline state when assessed

No horizon

Assessment recorded

2026-10-29

Policy version

2026-10-28.7

Rationale

The contract asks whether at least two million people were angry at Altman or OpenAI over the Pentagon deal between February 27 and March 7, 2026. Sensor Tower reported that US ChatGPT uninstalls rose 295% day over day on February 28, 2026, against a 30-day average of 9% (e3). It gave no absolute numbers. On March 4, Business Today, citing The Times, reported that about 1.5 million people had signed up to the QuitGPT campaign (e2). That figure is below two million. On March 5, Fox 5 reported QuitGPT's own claim of more than 2.5 million people (e1). That count includes cancellations, pledges and social media shares. The packet has no independent check of it. The packet has no independent absolute count and no representative poll of anger at OpenAI or Altman. It also has no figures showing the backlash stayed below a million. The evidence shows a measurable backlash but does not show its size.

Limitations

• Anger and betrayal are not measured directly. Boycott sign-ups and uninstalls are proxies that may reflect other motives.
• The only figures in the millions are the campaign's own count or reports of it. The 2.5 million figure includes social media shares.
• Sensor Tower gives only percentage changes in US uninstalls, not totals.
• One poll on AI companies and military use could not be read (HTTP 429). It reportedly measured alignment with Anthropic versus the Pentagon, not anger at OpenAI.

Evidence (3 items)

• Supports the claim: FOX 5 New York / KTVU, 2026-03-05

  An organization called QuitGPT claims that as of this week, more than 2.5 million people have either canceled their ChatGPT subscriptions, pledged to stop using the app or shared news of their boycott on social media.

  Why it matters here: A million-scale figure, but it is the campaign's own unverified claim and counts social media shares as well as cancellations.

  Where

  The Brief, paragraph 1

  Publisher

  FOX 5 New York / KTVU

  Kind of source

  News report, unaudited

  Describes events of

  2026-03-05

  Public from

  2026-03-05

• Supports the claim: Business Today, 2026-03-04

  In response, a “Quit GPT” campaign began online, and about 1.5 million people reportedly signed up to support it.

  Why it matters here: An earlier reported figure of 1.5 million sign-ups. It is 'reportedly', not independently verified, and below two million.

  Where

  paragraph 6

  Publisher

  Business Today

  Kind of source

  News report

  Describes events of

  2026-03-04

  Public from

  2026-03-04

• Context only: Sensor Tower, 2026-02-28

  In contrast, ChatGPT has only averaged a 9% DoD uninstall rate over the past 30 days.

  Why it matters here: Independent data confirm an unusual uninstall spike (295% day-over-day against a 9% norm). But they give no absolute numbers, so they cannot show 'millions'.

  Where

  Key Takeaways, item 2

  Publisher

  Sensor Tower

  Kind of source

  Independent measurement

  Describes events of

  2026-02-28

  Public from

  2026-03-03