The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, 1900 to today

Claim

Claim 530

RSF's characterization of the state broadcaster over the same period.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
RSF's characterization of the state broadcaster over the same period.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Public broadcasting became a government messaging tool
About
incident 2018-hungary-kesma-media-merger
Source
Hungary
Publisher
Reporters Without Borders
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current

Quotation from the source

public broadcasting was turned into a propaganda machine