US EditionHungary Opposition Condemns Fidesz Election Video with Fictitious Execution Scene
Fidesz used AI to create a war-themed video warning that an opposition win could lead Hungary into conflict, with 23% of voters fearing this, according to 21 Research Centre.
- On Feb 19, Fidesz's Budapest organisation posted a 33-second Facebook video showing a blindfolded Hungarian soldier being shot and a little girl weeping, sparking outrage.
- Framing the choice as 'war or peace,' Orbán argues the April 12 election could pull Hungary toward conflict due to Brussels and the Tisza Party's EU ties.
- Using AI, Fidesz has repeatedly released synthetic campaign clips in recent months, Reuters confirmed Google's AI models helped produce the wartime video, and Péter Magyar filed a complaint accusing an Orbán aide of deepfake misuse in October.
- Péter Magyar protested the clip, calling it "sickening, unforgivable and deeply outrageous" and demanding its removal and apology, while Gergely Gulyás said at a briefing, `What we see is the reality of the war`.
- The EU's forthcoming AI Act will require disclosure of AI-generated political content, amid polls showing 23% accept the war-claim and Tisza leads by 8-12 points.
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der Standard DEThe clip shows an execution scene and gets fierce criticism by Orban's competitor Magyar
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's ruling Fidesz party has repeatedly used AI-generated videos in its election campaign, mostly threatening Hungary with war if the opposition wins the next election.
After blackmailing videos, the Hungarian ruling party Fidesz is now also taking up a bloody AI video in the current election campaign to warn the challenger Péter Magyar and his TISZA party. Currently, a clip is causing serious whirlwinds, in which a Hungarian soldier is shot while his little daughter is waiting for him at home. It is an allusion to the Ukraine war. The 33-second video was shared by the Budapest section of the party by Prime Min…
Hungary opposition condemns Fidesz election video with fictitious execution scene
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar protested on Thursday after Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party aired an emotive campaign video showing a little girl weeping at a window, intercut with scenes of her father being executed in war.
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Orbán's Fidesz under fire over sickening AI campaign video depicting execution of Hungarian father
Hungary’s ruling party, Fidesz, has sparked outrage after publishing an artificial intelligence-generated campaign video that shows a Hungarian father being executed in a war scene. It drew sharp criticism from opposition politicians and raised concerns about fear-based political messaging ahead of the elections.Continue reading
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