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April 1st is April Fools’ Day — more precisely, the day of pranks. By now, it has spread all over the world that on this day people play the most absurd jokes on each other: pranks, fake news, teasing, impossible stories. I feel that this year we didn’t just get this on April 1st, but have been living in it for months.

I know many of you feel the same way — that you don’t even want to open social media or news sites anymore, because day by day we’re being fed more and more absurd stories.

👥 Spies, fake spies. Spies who lie about whether they are spies or not. Impossible stories. If all this weren’t about our lives, it might even be entertaining — but it isn’t anymore. In fact, it’s deadly serious, and all of this is aimed at making everyone uncertain about what is real and what is a lie.

But I suggest we don’t let ourselves be fooled, and we don’t allow them to make a mockery of us — and that we put an end to this deception that has been going on for nearly two years. We need to trust our judgment and, with a firm decision, stand on the side of common sense. I wish everyone perseverance in this, because we won’t have to wait much longer.

🟠 11 days to go.
Fidesz is the safe choice!

👉 Main narrative:

  • “The world = chaos, lies, manipulation”
  • “People = uncertain, confused”
  • “Fidesz = rationality, stability, reality”

👉 Hidden formula:

chaos + information disorder + emotional fatigue + “rational solution”
→ “escape uncertainty → choose Fidesz”


🔍 What is actually happening here?

1️⃣ Reality confusion framing

👉 Excerpt:
“fake news, impossible stories”, “you can’t tell what’s real and what’s a lie”

👉 Technique:

  • discrediting the entire information environment
  • creating a sense that “everything is confusing”

👉 Goal:
➡️ you lose your reference points
➡️ you can’t distinguish truth from falsehood

👉 Effect:
➡️ you stop verifying → you decide emotionally instead


2️⃣ Cognitive overload

👉 Excerpt:
“more and more absurd stories day by day”

👉 Technique:

  • too many contradictory inputs
  • creating a feeling of “I’m fed up with all of this”

👉 Goal:
➡️ exhaust critical thinking
➡️ create demand for a simple solution

👉 Effect:
➡️ “just bring order already” → you become more receptive to a strong narrative


3️⃣ Abstract enemy framing

👉 Excerpt:
“deception”, “they are trying to confuse everyone”

👉 Technique:

  • no clearly identified actor
  • building the image of an “invisible manipulator”

👉 Goal:
➡️ create general distrust
➡️ make all alternative information seem suspicious

👉 Effect:
➡️ you trust no one → except the one who “makes sense of it”


4️⃣ “Common sense” as a manipulation tool

👉 Excerpt:
“we must listen to our عقل (reason)”, “the side of rationality”

👉 Technique:

  • own position = rationality
  • opposing views = madness / foolishness

👉 Goal:
➡️ shut down debate (“if you disagree → you’re not rational”)
➡️ signal moral and intellectual superiority

👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t argue → you align


5️⃣ Soft conversion to political decision

👉 Excerpt:
“don’t let this happen… side of rationality… 11 days left”

👉 Technique:

  • no abrupt propaganda → gradual transition
  • emotional state (confusion) → decision (vote)

👉 Goal:
➡️ make the political conclusion feel natural
➡️ avoid triggering resistance

👉 Effect:
➡️ the final choice feels like a “logical decision”


6️⃣ Urgency framing

👉 Excerpt:
“11 days left”

👉 Technique:

  • countdown
  • pressure to decide quickly

👉 Goal:
➡️ no time to fact-check
➡️ fast, emotional decision

👉 Effect:
➡️ you react → you don’t analyze


🔥 Core takeaway (short):

➡️ first it breaks your sense of reality
➡️ then it mentally exhausts you
➡️ then it offers a “simple, rational” solution
➡️ finally it turns it into a political decision


🎯 What’s the strongest trick here?

It doesn’t rely on concrete lies or numbers.
It doesn’t attack directly.

👉 Instead, it makes you:

  • trust nothing
  • feel exhausted
  • and ultimately look for a “safe anchor”

➡️ and then it provides that anchor:

👉 “Fidesz is the safe choice.”