Origo (website)

Origo
Type of site
Internet entertainment and news
Available inHungarian
OwnerCentral European Press and Media Foundation
URLorigo.hu
CommercialYes
Launched1 December 1998
OCLC number806226699

Origo (stylised as ORIGO, previously as [origo]) is a major Hungarian-language news website founded in 1998 by telecommunications company MATÁV. In 2018, Origo was the third most visited Hungarian website.[1] Since 2015, Origo has been regularly criticised for its uncritical support of the Fidesz political party[2] and regularly spreading fake news.[3][4][5][6] Some critics describe the website as "state-run propaganda".[7][8][9]

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  2. ^ Kingsley, Patrick; Novak, Benjamin (2018-11-25). "The Website That Shows How a Free Press Can Die". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  3. ^ Sajó, Dávid (2018-03-22). "Orosz mintára teríti a gyűlöletet és az álhíreket a teljes Fidesz-média". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  4. ^ "Egy középiskolás legyőzte az Origót és a Lokált". media1.hu (in Hungarian). 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  5. ^ Bayer, Lili (2019-04-03). "Google pulls grant to Hungarian publisher over fake news allegations". Politico. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  6. ^ "Törvénysértők lehetnek az Origo és a TV2 álhírei". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  7. ^ Horváth, Bence (2017-05-16). "Egyetlen kép, ami megmutatja a különbséget az újságírás és a fideszes propaganda között". 444.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  8. ^ Oroszi, Babett (2018-09-29). "A case study in Hungarian propaganda: this is how the pro-government media works if something awkward is revealed about PM Orban". atlatszo.hu. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  9. ^ Corruption Research Center Budapest (2018-05-19). "The impact of Russia's state-run propaganda apparatus on online media in Hungary – 2010–2017" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-08-30.