Hungarian news channel M1 has been shut down and apologized for… (орбан · государственный · венгерский)
Hungarian news channel M1 has been shut down and apologized for 'years of lies.' The main news portal and official website of Hungary's state broadcaster MTVA were suspended by the new country leadership. — Public media should not lie.
Consensus
- The Hungarian public broadcaster MTVA suspended its news broadcasts.
- MTVA issued an apology for years of propaganda supporting Viktor Orbán.
- The suspension was due to allegations of long-term propaganda by the previous government.
- Péter Mádár, the new Prime Minister, announced that state media propaganda had ended.
- The change in leadership followed the opposition party 'Tisza' winning elections and ending 16 years of Orbán's rule.
Points of divergence
- Radio Kossuth replaced news with classical music, and public media websites temporarily stopped working. — tg_astrapress
- Bloomberg reported the suspension on July 7, and Mádár accused Orbán of preparing to admit hundreds of thousands of migrants. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Hungarian news channel M1 broadcasting suspended and apologized for 'years of lies' — ASTRA
- Hungarian state media ceased broadcasting and apologized for 'years of lies' — Вечерняя Москва