# Press freedom threatened as Hungary criminalizes coronavirus 'fake news' and hands Orban sweeping powers

International Press Institute, 2020-03-31

- Address: https://ipi.media/alerts/press-freedom-threatened-as-hungary-criminalizes-coronavirus-fake-news-and-hands-orban-sweeping-powers/
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [Hungary criminalizes false coronavirus information and grants Orban decree powers](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-hungary-coronavirus-fake-news-law)
- [Claim 405: The law criminalized spreading information deemed to undermine the pandemic response, with fines and up to five years in prison.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/405)

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