AI-generated videos stoke rhetoric as Orbán campaigns for another four years in Hungary. Ten hours ago. Reha Kansaraand. Rita Pálfi, member of the Global Disinformation Unit, Fidesz, Hungary. Alert: This content includes depictions of violence right from the beginning. A viral video seemingly depicting the execution of a Hungarian soldier shocked viewers with its graphic content. Posted in February on the social media accounts of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party ahead of crucial Hungarian elections on Sunday, April 12, the AI-generated fake clip shows a young girl at a window longing for her father’s return from war, before cutting to him blindfolded, hands bound, and shot by captors. It aimed at Orbán’s rival, Péter Magyar, who could oust him after 16 years in power. Fidesz’s campaign has spread unverified claims about the Ukraine war and Magyar’s motives, including such AI videos—while disclosing they’re fabricated. “This is an AI video, but the war is truly horrific,” the clip states. Péter Magyar doesn’t want you watching this video. He doesn’t want you to see what an irreversible tragedy joining a war is.
