“Please, don’t report about this at all! Thanks!” – How the Hungarian state news agency censors politically unpleasant news
Documents obtained by Direkt36 show how the government dictates the news at Hungarian state news agency MTI. Self-censorship also plays a crucial role in shapin...
Leaked documents show how Orbán’s circle dictates the news at Hungary’s state news agency
According to internal letters obtained by Direkt36, one of Viktor Orbán's closest colleagues once dictated a piece of news to the Hungarian Telegraph Office. T...
“Seller shall not undertake maintenance” – hospitals struggled with smoking, incompatible Chinese ventilators
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed unfavorable terms in a series of pricy contracts. What did hospitals do with Chinese ventilators?...
Resignations follow our exposé of lavish spending at a pro-government think tank
As Direkt36 exposed controversial expenditures at a publicly funded think tank ran by the son of a former PM, several officials decided to leave....
While a tax audit is underway at his foundation, the earnings of Péter Antall rise high
The think tank of the late Hungarian PM has been awarded almost 5 million forints from the government so far, yet it made losses in 2020. Earlier, Direkt36 unco...
Around the world in luxury: How the son of a former PM benefits from Orbán’s regime
The think tank ran by Péter Antall has received lucrative support from Viktor Orbán’s government. Direkt36 has obtained internal documents about the organiz...
Company with murky background is at the center of Hungary’s Chinese vaccine deal
There are more and more questions about the procurement of Chinese vaccines. One of the people behind the company supplying the vaccines is a former ice hockey ...
„Read this! It’s crazy!” How the machine of crypto investment fraudsters works
Fake news sites offering get-rich-quick opportunities lead people to criminals. The scammers trick Google and Facebook into promoting their offers....
How sloppy coronavirus measures pushed healthcare workers to the brink of death
12 hours in surgical masks, a lack of testing and a string of nurses falling ill. In May, coronavirus tread down a hospital in Western Hungary....
It started as a simple patient transfer, but then it showed the chaos in the coronavirus fight
In April, elderly patients were transferred between two Hungarian hospitals without testing. Thus, Covid-19 got into another institution....