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Did Sweden's public broadcaster misrepresent footage of Hungarian political activist Márton Gulyás, falsely claiming it showed him being assaulted by Hungarian government supporters? No, that's not true: The 2019 news report showed no scenes of Gulyás getting roughed up by anyone. The claim appeared in a Hungarian-language video (archived here) on TikTok on October 2, 2023, under the title (translated…

Igaz, hogy Karikó Katalin oltása miatt "rengeteg ember meghalt", mégis Nobel-díjat kapott? Nem, ez nem igaz: A vakcinákat az EU-ban ellenőrző Európai Gyógyszerügynökség (EMA) szerint "a COVID-19 vakcinák működnek és biztonságosak." Az állítás egy TikTok videóban jelent meg (itt archiválva) 2023. október 2-án a "Nobel díj és annak háttere!!" felirattal. A narrátor a videó vége felé ezt mondja: Karikó Katalin…

Will the World Health Organization (WHO)'s draft pandemic treaty give it the power to dictate how Hungary responds to future outbreaks of disease? No, that's not true: Nothing in the draft says Hungary or any other signatory state will lose the authority to formulate its own pandemic-response policies. In fact, it affirms that national governments will retain full control over…

Was Hungarian television star István Vágó killed by an adverse reaction to Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine? No, there is no evidence to support this claim: Vágó's widow told Hungarian media that he died from an aortic rupture. While doctors say mRNA jabs such as Pfizer's may be linked to cardiac complications in rare cases, there is no proof that Vágó's condition…

Does the World Health Organization's (WHO) draft accord on pandemic preparedness include an obligation for governments to disclose the names of people who question WHO pandemic policy? No, that's not true: The text contains no such language. In fact, it guarantees that personal data will be protected in any information exchanges that take place under the proposed accord. The claim…

Is the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy trying to "assimilate and kill" the country's ethnic-Hungarian minority in the Transcarpathia region? No, that's not true: While conflicts have flared up between ethnic Hungarians and the Zelenskyy administration over its minority policies, there is no evidence Kyiv is carrying out anything resembling a murder campaign. The claim appeared in a…

Az Európai Unió azért függesztette fel a Magyarországnak járó támogatásokat, mert Magyarország nem hajlandó migránsokat befogadni? Nem, ez nem igaz: az Európai Bizottság és a Tanács főként a jogállamisággal kapcsolatos problémák miatt indított eljárásokat az ország ellen, aminek keretében forrásokat fagyasztottak be. Az állítás egy videóban (archiválva itt) jelent meg a TikTokon 2023. május 18-án a "Ha nem fogadunk be…

Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy call Hungarians disgusting and irritating? No, that's not true: While Zelenskyy has publicly butted heads with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, there is no record of him maligning the Hungarian nation in this manner. The claim appeared in a Hungarian-language video (archived here) on TikTok on May 20, 2023. The text, translated by Lead Stories…

Is U.S. billionaire George Soros financing a Hungarian left-wing effort to "drag the country" into the Russo-Ukrainian War? No, there is no evidence to support this claim: While a civic group that supports Hungary's left-of-center opposition has accepted donations from sources outside Hungary, there is no proof the money came from Soros. Moreover, there is no evidence that any opposition…

Were Russian nuclear weapons captured on video moving in the Russian town Vyborg very close to the border of Finland hours after Finland joined NATO? No, that's not true: precise matches of the images show the video was shot in Kolchugino, near Moscow, a thousand kilometers away from Vyborg. The video (archived here) circulated on social media and was posted…