Mark#Fact-check: How #Kremlin #disinformation targets #Hungary's #election
#Orban , Hungary 's #Kremlin-friendly strongman, faces real chance of defeat that could end his 16-year grip on power
For weeks, #Russian #propagandists & bot networks pushed #falsehoods about alleged attempts by Brussels & Kyiv to sway the vote
The methods deployed by Kremlin disinformation have included spreading #fake content posing as established media
Fact-check: How Kremlin disinformation targets Hungary's election
As Hungary heads into a high-stakes election, Moscow has deployed its propaganda and disinformation machine to bolster its preferred candidate. Viktor Orban, Hungary's Kremlin-friendly strongman, faces a real chance of defeat on April 12 that could end his 16-year grip on power. For weeks, Russian propagandists and bot networks have pushed falsehoods about alleged attempts by Brussels and Kyiv to sway the vote, or even steal it in a "Maidan-style coup." The methods deployed by Kremlin disinfo
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