# Claim 272

The law allowed large fines against outlets whose coverage the board deemed unbalanced or immoral.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The law allowed large fines against outlets whose coverage the board deemed unbalanced or immoral.
- Field: action
- Value: Fines for unbalanced coverage
- About: [incident 2010-hungary-media-law-content-authority](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2010-hungary-media-law-content-authority)
- Source: Hungary Measures Draw Fears Of Autocratic Rule. https://www.npr.org/2011/01/11/132833404/hungary-measures-draw-fears-of-autocratic-rule
- Publisher: NPR
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2011-01-11

## Quotation from the source

> impose big fines on all news outlets if the board deems reporting unbalanced or as violating a host of vaguely defined terms such as public morality.

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