The Government Spokesperson reiterated: earlier one of their well-known columnists claimed that there is no Soros plan. In response to this, Mr Kovács let him know where the article in question can be read. Despite this, one day later the newspaper came back with a piece about how Romania must avoid association with "Europe’s bad boys”, that is, Poland and Hungary, who manifest provocative behaviour and undemocratic tendencies. They then repeatedly claimed in another editorial that there is no Soros plan, the Government Spokesperson highlighted. He added: he then pushed back with a letter to the editor pointing out their clear bias and continued ignorance of the facts.

Mr Kovács wrote: on Tuesday FT repeatedly concerned itself with Hungary, and wrote in an article that Hungary is stepping up anti-Soros rhetoric with its national consultation. The frequency of the articles appears to indicate that FT has an "unhealthy obsession” with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, he stated.

Mr Kovács highlighted: the latest article exclusively relies on Soros-affiliated sources, and includes, at the same time, some glaring examples of disinformation. FT and some other mainstream media outlets will not acknowledge that György Soros stated in black and white that the EU has to accept at least a million asylum-seekers annually for the foreseeable future, he wrote.

He took the view that FT, along with much of the mainstream media, is utterly incapable of reporting on György Soros as anything other than a “billionaire philanthropist” who goes about using his personal fortune to selflessly support myriad charitable causes. They will not touch the controversies behind the blatantly political causes that he supports, they will not ask probing questions about his meetings with the president and other members of the European Commission, and they will not inquire about his lobbying activities in Brussels, he listed. He added: they will likewise not discuss serious allegations of his funding NGOs that have helped illegal migrants violate Europe’s immigration and asylum procedures.

The Government Spokesperson then continued: the author of the article published on Tuesday refers to a leaked version of the questionnaire of the national consultation, despite the fact that the questionnaire has been public in Hungarian as well as in English since last week.

The British liberal business paper The Financial Times wrote in its Tuesday issue: according to György Soros’s spokesperson, the Hungarian Government’s campaign is based on lies. “There is no such thing as a global conspiracy against Hungary orchestrated by George Soros”, the daily quoted the spokesperson’s statement.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.

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