A political storm is brewing in Budapest after Peter Magyar, the leader of the Hungarian opposition Tisza Party, announced that he had filed a criminal complaint with a video that was entirely valued by video intelligence.
A short clip, which spread like wildfire on Facebook, appeared to show him calling for pension cuts – a claim he strongly denies.
Magyar insists the video was well-crafted and weaponized by him as the country heads into a hotly contested election in 2026.
The alleged depth, less than forty seconds long, appeared convincing enough to fool thousands. In it, Magyar's face moves naturally, his voice sounds authentic, and his motivation is closed.
But linguists quickly noticed the misunderstanding, and expressed the requested creativity in artificial editing.
Within hours, the opposition leader accused Balán Orbán – close to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán – of deliberately circulating the video.
Called the incident “a direct attack on democracy,” he said it marked “the start of a digital war on truth.”
Deepfakes aren't married to politics, but this feels different. They are away from food and evil to return.
The technology behind them, generating AI models capable of mimicking faces and voices, is so advanced that even trained analysts struggle to tell the truth.
As one researcher told the Guardian, “You don't need Hollywood-grade tools anymore – a smartphone and a few minutes are enough to make fake politicians say anything.”
What's scary is how quickly these things spread. In less than a day, the clip was shared across many social networks, racking up hundreds of thousands of views before Checkers could.
A number of technology watchdogs have tried to intervene, but have admitted that the detection algorithms are 'months behind.'
The situation reflects recent warnings from European Commission officials who say that without clear labeling and quick response systems, “Artificial media can be the biggest threat to fair elections in the EU.”
And the legal system? It is still trying to catch its breath. Hungary does not have a comprehensive digital prosecution framework, leaving cases like this floating between defamation and cybercrime.
The upcoming EU-Wide Artificial Intelligence Act – which requires clear disclosure when AI is used to create or modify media – will not be fully effective until 2026.
That means that now, this battle is happening in the gray area, the Magyar party is encouraging the lawmakers to quickly protect the voters before the next year's elections.
In my opinion, this is not just a Hungarian issue; A preview of what's to come for all computers.
We used to say “seeing is believing,” but that expression is not so bad. The truth now demands confirmation.
When depth can destroy a job overnight, we're forced to re-trust – who gets it, what we use it for, and who gets to define it.
Ultimately, Magyar's case could be a turning point – not just for Hungary, but for how Europe works with unfair AI-fered.
As one commentator from Politico Europe put it, “this is not a political exercise; it's an exercise in digital democracy.”
If that is true, then this decision will not only come from the courts – it will come from what the public chooses to see, question, and believe in creation where the real can be written.
