Is Germany "replacing" its native citizenry with Islamic immigrants from the Middle East and Africa? No, that's not true: Official statistics show that a small minority of Germany's population is composed of people from African, Asian or Islamic countries. The majority of registered immigrants hail from other European Union member states or European countries where Islam is not the dominant…

Did the European Commission question Hungary's right to hold its latest National Consultation, a direct-mail campaign in which the government criticizes European Union policy, calling it a "fraud"? No, that's not true: The Commission's only public comment on the National Consultation affirmed Hungary's right to conduct the exercise and never labeled it a "fraud." The claim appeared in a video…

Does Prime Minister Viktor Orban want to take Hungary out of the European Union? No, that's not true: Despite repeated criticism aimed at the EU and its leadership, in official statements Orban states that it is in Hungary's national interest to remain in the European Union, while seeking to reform it from the inside. The claim appeared in a video…

Does a United Nations resolution predict a new pandemic in which all humanity will be forcibly vaccinated and the World Health Organization (WHO) will send anyone who rejects its pandemic policies to a concentration camp? No, that's not true: The UN General Assembly Resolution on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) does not predict an imminent global disease outbreak and…

Did Noga Weiss, an Israeli girl kidnapped by Hamas militants during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, obtain a Hungarian passport because her father bought a "golden visa" that bestows citizenship in return for investment? No, that's not true: Weiss got Hungarian citizenship based on the fact that her grandfather was from Hungary, a relative told Hungarian media. Hungary's…

Az Európai Unió megtagadott minden fillér költségvetési támogatást Magyarországtól 2023-ban? Nem, ez nem igaz: Magyarország 2023-ban becslések szerint majdnem 3 milliárd euró (1,2 ezer milliárd forint) uniós pénzben részesült - áll Johannes Hahn európai költségvetési biztos nyilatkozatában. Ezek a támogatások annak ellenére érkeztek, hogy az Európai Bizottság 22 milliárd euró Magyarország számára elkülönített kohéziós forrást befagyasztott, többek között a vélt…

Did the Ukrainian border police bar former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko from entering Poland because he is under sanctions? No, that's not true: Ukrainian intelligence services withdrew his permission to leave the country as they suspected that his trip will be used by Russia's propaganda machine. The claim appeared in a TikTok video (archived here) on December 2, 2023, under…

Did European Union Commissioner Nicolas Schmit acknowledge that the EU is withholding funds from Hungary because the country refuses to expose its children to what is referred to as LGBTQ propaganda? No, that's not true: Schmit did highlight four concerns with Hungary, one of which is the controversial child protection law, at a public meeting in November but the quote…

Is Hungary a net contributor to the European Union budget, paying more than it receives in funding? No, that's not true: European Commission data shows that Hungary has been a net beneficiary of the EU budget every year since it joined the bloc in 2004. In December 2022, the European Commission postponed the transfer of cohesion funds to Hungary due…

Did Alex Soros negotiate in Ukraine on behalf of the European Union? No, that's not true: He represented the Open Society Foundation, the global grantmaking network founded by billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros. Alex Soros was named the official successor in June 2023. Soros met with Ukrainian officials in rooms where EU flags were placed alongside Ukrainian flags to…

Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admit in a televised speech that Israel violates international laws and is committing genocide in Gaza? No, that's not true: Netanyahu's voice has been digitally altered in a video on social media. The claim appeared in a TikTok video with partially Hungarian text (archived here) on November 2, 2023. It has been circulating online…

Did life insurance payouts increase dramatically after the COVID-19 vaccine was introduced, implying a connection to a mass murder plot masterminded by the World Health Organization (WHO)? No, that's not true: The numbers used in this video on TikTok are misleading. After the COVID-19 vaccine became widely available in 2021, life insurers in the United States did report a rise…

Has Israel lost the "Balfour Contract," thereby invalidating its right to exist? No, that's not true: There never was any "Balfour Contract" that guaranteed Israeli statehood. The Balfour Declaration was a 1917 statement that pledged British support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland on the land then known as Palestine. It does not provide the legal basis for present-day…

Did Hungary hand in an amendment to the United Nations resolution on the humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza? No, that's not true: Canada initiated the amendment and Hungary supported it with its vote. The claim appeared in a TikTok video (archived here) by @Viktor a TikTokon, the official TikTok account of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on November 7, 2023. It…

Is Israel commandeering the Three Seas Initiative (3SI), a bloc of 12 countries in central and eastern Europe, in an effort to seize political control over the region? No, that's not true: 3SI was spearheaded by the presidents of Poland and Croatia to spur infrastructure development in the area between the Adriatic, Balkan, and Black Seas. There is no evidence…

Did Ukraine outlaw the practice of Orthodox Christianity? No, that's not true: Ukraine's parliament gave preliminary approval to a law that would prohibit the activities of religious organizations headquartered "in a state that carries out armed aggression against Ukraine." Observers say the measure will effectively ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a Moscow-linked confession that is accused of collaborating with Russia…

Has "almost every government in the world" signed the World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic treaty, allowing the Geneva-based organization to dictate vaccine policy in the event of a future pandemic? No, that's not true: The claim conflates the WHO pandemic treaty, which is still in the drafting stages, with a United Nations political declaration that was approved on September 20,…

Is Hungary's government two-thirds Jewish? No, that's not true: There is no indication that any member of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's cabinet is a practicing Jew. Orbán and several of his government ministers profess to be Christians, and the government is constitutionally obliged to defend "Christian culture." The claim appeared in a Hungarian-language video (archived here) on TikTok on October…

Does this video show 50,000 bikers crossing the Jordanian border into Israel to fight? No, that's not true: The video is at least three years old and appears to have been filmed in Syria. The claim appeared in a video on TikTok (archived here) by @imreboros59 on October 9, 2023, under the title (translated from Hungarian to English by Lead…

Were 6 million Jewish settlers resettled in Hungary? No, that's not true: According to the country's 2022 census 7,635 Jewish people live in Hungary. The claim appeared in a video on TikTok (no longer available but archived here) that was published by Ildikó on October 14, 2023, under the title (translated from Hungarian to English by Lead Stories staff): ...…