Type of site | Internet entertainment and news |
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Available in | Hungarian |
Owner | Central European Press and Media Foundation |
URL | origo |
Commercial | Yes |
Launched | 1 December 1998 |
OCLC number | 806226699 |
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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 several reasons, such as their proclivity for publishing softcore pornography openly and on the front page (often objectifying women in the process)[2], its uncritical support of the Fidesz political party[3] and regularly spreading fake news.[4][5][6][7] Some critics describe the website as "state-run propaganda".[8][9][10]