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💥🔎 On X/Twitter, Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report brings to light people, funding and political actors tied to their Central Europe-based but international network.
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Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report by the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) brings to light a...
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⚡️🔎 INVESTIGATION: In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions. However, Orbán's spies did it so blatantly that they were exposed. @VSquare_Project @direkt36
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In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it...
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🍲I run a newsletter for @VSquare_Project on Central Europe called Goulash—named after the dish we all love across the region. The next issue drops tomorrow with fresh stories and scoops from the Visegrád countries (🇨🇿đź‡đź‡şđź‡µđź‡±đź‡¸đź‡°) and beyond. 📨Subscribe here: https://t.co/OqWjWhVl1U
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⚡️Viktor Orbán faces a big challenge to his rule in April 2026. Polls show him losing. Regardless of whether Orbán remains in power, his government's appeal as an "illiberal model" for like-minded leaders worldwide is weakening. Read this smart analysis.
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Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán’s once-admired “illiberal model” is faltering — plagued by economic crisis, voter frustration, and collapsing governance. With the 2026 election looming, his future — and...
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🔎🇷🇺 Our new analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova: 134 activists managing 30 Telegram channels, receiving €2.8M until the first half of 2025. 9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views. https://t.co/rOGwwLAQ7I
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Moldovans had faced months, if not years, of an information onslaught at levels beyond what just about any society has faced. In the end, the pro-European ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS)...
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Celebrate the materials that build America. Join us this ROCKtober 2025!
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Yesterday, Poland’s ex-justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro spoke at Russian oil-funded @MCC_Budapest’s event with one of Orbán’s ministers, and fugitive ex-deputy Marcin Romanowski in attendance. Today, prosecutors requested to lift Ziobro’s immunity to press 26 charges. More in🧵👇
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💥Hungary’s energy purchases could’ve funded about one-tenth of Putin’s war in Ukraine, if all revenues were used for war, @nepszava reports. 💰Between Feb 2022–Sep 2025, it bought €15B gas and €8B oil from Russia — €23B total. Russia’s war costs are estimated at €100–300B.
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⚡️Across Central Europe, politicians used paid social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs. From Hungary to Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
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Across the Visegrád countries, politicians have increasingly used paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and civil society organizations.
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⚡️🔎 Visegrád24 built its fame on anti-Muslim rants, anti-migration posts, and disinformation waves. A new report unmasks the people, money & political forces behind this Central Europe-based—but globally connected—propaganda machine. @VSquare_Project
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Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report by the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) brings to light a...
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💥Surprise: Poland’s former justice minister is about to face 26 criminal charges - announced while he’s in Hungary just like his former deputy who already received political asylum from Orbán. (See my earlier post on his visit to Budapest.) @notesfrompoland @VSquare_Project
💥Seems like Budapest is THE meeting place: Zbigniew Ziobro, former Polish justice minister is set to speak at an MCC event with one of Orbán's ministers – and likely reunite in public with his fugitive ex-deputy, Marcin Romanowski. More in our newsletter: https://t.co/iu4y3eM2nE
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💥 Viktor Orbán faces a possible ousting in April 2026 — and whether he manages to cling to power or not, his regime and its global allure as a model for autocrats worldwide are crumbling. Read the sharpest analysis available.
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Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán’s once-admired “illiberal model” is faltering — plagued by economic crisis, voter frustration, and collapsing governance. With the 2026 election looming, his future — and...
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In Central Europe, politicians use paid social media ads to attack media, activists & NGOs. From Orbán's Hungary to Fico' Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
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Across the Visegrád countries, politicians have increasingly used paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and civil society organizations.
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⚡️Across Central Europe, politicians used paid social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs. From Hungary to Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
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Across the Visegrád countries, politicians have increasingly used paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and civil society organizations.
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⚡️Before Russia’s war, Czech firms were among the biggest importers of Russian birch plywood. Though now banned under EU rules, loopholes let it slip back via Kazakhstan or Georgia. The EU warns such Russian wood still likely ends up in Czech homes.
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Czech company Orlimex used to be one of the largest importers of Russian birch plywood in Europe. Today, Russian timber is under sanctions, yet loopholes in the EU’s complex legal framework still...
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💥🔎 Visegrád24 rose to fame on X/Twitter with anti-Muslim posts, anti-migration rants, and waves of disinformation. A new investigation exposes the people, money & political forces behind its Central Europe-based but globally connected propaganda network.
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Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report by the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) brings to light a...
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💥NEW ANALYSIS: Czech populist Andrej Babiš staged his comeback by focusing on welfare, pensions, and healthcare, appealing to his aging base while largely avoiding defense and foreign policy. But his far-right partners are already giving him headaches.
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Andrej Babiš staged his comeback by focusing on welfare, pensions, and healthcare, appealing to his aging base while largely avoiding issues like defense or foreign policy. His ANO movement absorbed...
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‼️"The peoples of Central Europe have a duty to speak out when an independent country is under military aggression." Orbán said this in 2008 after Russia attacked Georgia, adding it’s especially Hungarians’ duty after 1956. Now he’s doing the opposite by undermining Ukraine. Why?
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💥NEW ANALYSIS: Czech populist Andrej Babiš staged his comeback by focusing on welfare, pensions, and healthcare, appealing to his aging base while largely avoiding defense and foreign policy. But his far-right partners are already giving him headaches.
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Andrej Babiš staged his comeback by focusing on welfare, pensions, and healthcare, appealing to his aging base while largely avoiding issues like defense or foreign policy. His ANO movement absorbed...
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⚡️🔎 INVESTIGATION: In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions. However, Orbán's spies did it so blatantly that they were exposed. @VSquare_Project @direkt36
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In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it...
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🔎🇷🇺 Our new analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova: 134 activists managing 30 Telegram channels, receiving €2.8M until the first half of 2025. 9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views. https://t.co/rOGwwLAQ7I
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Moldovans had faced months, if not years, of an information onslaught at levels beyond what just about any society has faced. In the end, the pro-European ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS)...
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