AI videos fuel rhetoric as Orbán bids for four more years in Hungary

BBC News - World Political StrategyNews ReportEN 6 min read 100% complete April 5, 2026 at 01:15 AM

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In Hungary, ahead of elections on April 12th, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party posted a controversial AI-generated video on social media. The video depicts the execution of a Hungarian soldier and is intended to target Orbán's rival, Péter Magyar of the Tisza party. Fidesz alleges that Magyar would bring the war in Ukraine to Hungary, a claim Magyar denies. The video states it is AI-generated but insists war is a real and horrible possibility. Magyar has condemned the video as manipulative, while Fidesz has not directly commented on its AI origins, but has stated that Magyar's win would lead to Hungarian deaths. Opinion polls show Magyar's Tisza party leading in the election race.

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The greatest possible danger is that Hungarian people could die if Tisza wins.

quote — Támas Menczer100% confidence

Tisza pledges it will not send troops to Ukraine and does not plan to revive conscription.

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Fidesz alleges that Péter Magyar will bring Russia's war against Ukraine to Hungary if elected.

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An AI-generated video depicting a soldier's execution was posted on Fidesz party social media accounts.

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Péter Magyar's Tisza leads the election race, according to most opinion polls.

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Reuters 30% Fidesz-KNDP 40% Támas Menczer 40% Russia 50% Ukraine ×470% Tisza ×575% Hungary ×380% Péter Magyar ×685% Viktor Orbán ×290% Fidesz ×690%

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