Come un’unità di propaganda russa prende di mira le elezioni ungheresi
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/10/how-a-russian-propaganda-unit-is-targeting-hungarys-elections
di Wagamaga
Come un’unità di propaganda russa prende di mira le elezioni ungheresi
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/10/how-a-russian-propaganda-unit-is-targeting-hungarys-elections
di Wagamaga
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A fabricated claim that Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar plans to reintroduce mandatory military conscription is spreading online, with researchers linking it to Storm-1516, a well-established Russian disinformation campaign targeting elections across Europe.
A false claim that Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar plans to bring back military conscription in Hungary has spread online and been linked by researchers to a widespread Russian disinformation campaign.
The allegation, shared on X and Facebook alongside an image mimicking a news broadcast, claims that Magyar told voters at a campaign rally that “Hungary needs conscription to get ready for war.”
One post on X claimed that “Magyar thinks forcing 90,000 young men into army boots will solve Hungary’s problems.”
However, there is no evidence that Magyar and his pro-European Tisza party plan to introduce mandatory military conscription.
Yeah, it’s more about coordinated online influence campaigns than a single “unit” operating openly.
unit? with all the crap Orban did, not even a full batallion would be able to turn the tables there
This is exactly why media literacy should basically be a core school subject by now. Even just teaching people to reverse-image-search these fake “TV screenshots” would help a lot.
Lol I feel like the Hungarian people are not the ones voting at all, considering how other countries politicians keep endorsing this and that. Are you guys ok?
Dear Hungarians, please go and vote against Putin’s cur tomorrow; Orban’s place is in prison!
Agent Orange as well signed in for Orban
Not just Russian propaganda. America’s right wing also wants an Orban victory… but then, America’s right wing are Russian influenced anyway so it ammounts to the same thing