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• Hungarian public media outlets, including M1 TV and Kossuth radio, have suspended broadcasting following a political shake-up after the removal of Viktor Orbán. • Péter Magyar, who previously vowed to dismantle the "factory of lies," hailed the move as the end of state-sponsored propaganda broadcasts. • The action follows a campaign where state media heavily demonized Magyar, labeling him a traitor and a puppet of Brussels.

• Hungary's state broadcaster went off-air on Tuesday after the new government, led by Péter Magyar, installed interim management. • The shutdown followed a purge of staff members accused of maintaining a pro-Orbán bias, with the screen displaying a public apology. • This move signals a drastic shift in the country's media landscape, aiming to eliminate political propaganda and ensure public media "cannot lie."

Péter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmissionHungarian public media outlets close to Viktor Orbán have suspended broadcasting, the country’s prime minister said as he hailed efforts to dismantle the longtime nationalist leader’s control over information.Péter Magyar, who ousted Orbn in a landslide election victory in April, wrote on Facebook: “A historic day. Today marks the end of propaganda broadcasts on public media platforms. They lied at night, they lied during the day, they lied on every wavelength. That is now over.” Continue reading...