The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Claim 710

Voice of America quoted commentary that KESMA's formation meant total control over pro-government media outlets close to Hungary's government.

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

Statement
Voice of America quoted commentary that KESMA's formation meant total control over pro-government media outlets close to Hungary's government.
Field
action
Value
VOA: total control over pro-government media
About
incident 2018-hungary-kesma-media-merger
Source
Huge Pro-government Media Conglomerate Formed in Hungary
Publisher
Voice of America
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2018-11-28

Quotation from the source

From now on, there will be total control over the right-wing media close to the government.