Hungary’s New Leader Calls Out State Media In Tense TV Faceoff: ‘Factory Of Lies’

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Péter Magyar, who led his opposition party to victory over Hungary’s autocratic Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, told the “propaganda machine” in the country to take notice. Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar took to state-controlled media outlets on Wednesday to tell them they’ll soon be booted off the air in a defiant message against what he called the “propaganda machine.” Magyar — whose opposition party, Tisza, brought the 16-year rule of Hungary’s autocratic leader Viktor Orbán to an