Source briefingOctober 8, 2026Investigations
How Hungary’s richest man funneled millions into Orbán’s propaganda machine
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What the source reports
Since 2022, companies belonging to Lőrinc Mészáros, who amassed a fortune from government contracts, donated more than $13 million to an online mouthpiece of the Fidesz party, a new Direkt36 investigation reveals.
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Source & verification
Primary source: ICIJ · October 7, 2026
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