AI videos fuel rhetoric as Orbán bids for four more years in Hungary
Videos have targeted Viktor Orbán's election rival, who could unseat him after 16 years in office.
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"the greatest possible danger is that Hungarian people could die if Tisza wins, because Tisza supports the war, Tisza supports sending money."
— Támas Menczer , Politician
"Fidesz crossed all limits, and called the video heartless manipulation."
— Péter Magyar , Politician
"We're in a state of hallucination. In a way the whole campaign is a disinformation campaign because it's all based on a complete false narrative that we're on the brink of war."
— Éva Bognár , Academic
"the greatest possible danger is that Hungarian people could die if Tisza wins, because Tisza supports the war, Tisza supports sending money."
— Támas Menczer , Politician
"Fidesz crossed all limits and called the video heartless manipulation."
— Péter Magyar , Politician
"We're in a state of hallucination; the whole campaign is a disinformation campaign."
— Éva Bognár , Academic
Key People
Researcher at the Central European University's Democracy Institute.
Péter Magyar is the newly elected prime minister of Hungary.
Communications director of the Fidesz-KNDP alliance.
Viktor Orbán is the Prime Minister of Hungary, noted for his controversial political policies and influence in Central Europe.
Journalist at Hungary's only dedicated independent fact-checking website, Lakmusz.
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Videos have targeted Viktor Orbán's election rival, who could unseat him after 16 years in office.
Facing declining support ahead of Hungary's elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is employing AI-generated videos and targeted misinformation, focusing on anti-Ukrainian propaganda to sway voters.
AI-generated videos have been used to target Viktor Orbán's election rival, Péter Magyar, ahead of Hungary's upcoming elections.
AI-generated videos have been used to target Viktor Orbán's election rival, Péter Magyar, ahead of Hungary's upcoming elections.
AI-generated videos have been used in Hungary's election campaign to target Viktor Orbán's rival, Péter Magyar, with unsubstantiated claims about the war in Ukraine and Magyar's intentions, despite the videos being labeled as fake.
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