Government-Close Outlet Index Posts Correction over Fake Tisza Tax Plan, Magyar Demands Front-Page Apology

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"We falsely claimed that the document that Index had obtained, which would radically set the Hungarian economy on a new course compared to the current system, was the Tisza Party's economic plan, which is several hundred pages long," Index wrote in its correction published on Sunday morning. They acknowledged that the three PDFs they made public were not Tisza's economic plan, and that no conclusions could be drawn about the party's program from…

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Péter Magyar's party announced in the fall that nothing in Index's information, which was the basis for a government smear campaign, was true.

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Responding to the correction, Péter Magyar wrote on his social media page that he believed the newspaper "lied throughout the election campaign."

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On Sunday, Index published a statement at the bottom of its front page, stating that it was false to previously claim that the Tisza Party's tax package was announced last year. According to the future prime minister, the statement should be published in a more prominent place.

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The newspaper, which often broadcasts messages from the outgoing government, must also pay half a million in legal costs, according to a previous ruling.