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Fidesz releases AI-generated political video depicting child seeking executed father
Fidesz, Hungary's ruling party, released an AI-generated video for its political campaign showing a Hungarian girl searching for her father while he is depicted being executed during war. Opposition politician Magyar Péter condemned the video as horrifying manipulation that exploits children and uses fear-mongering, calling it a violation of fundamental human and moral norms.
19 February 2026 · Fidesz · Misinformation and synthetic media
Fidesz Budapest shared an AI-generated video on social media depicting a Hungarian girl searching for her father while the father is executed by gunshot to the head during a war.
Magyar Péter, leader of the Tisza Párt, posted on Facebook that the video was "horrifying" and accused Fidesz of using children, executions, and fear-mongering for political manipulation. He called it "soulless manipulation, disgusting, unforgivable and deeply outrageous."
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Magyar Péter characterized the video as violating fundamental human and moral norms, stating "playing with children, executions, and fear-mongering is not politics, it is soulless manipulation."