HATC SAMPLE EDITION:    Politics & Foreign Relations    Economic News    Business News    Other News of Interest    All stories	17th June, 2026 RTL and HVG lead list of most trusted news sources RTL News and the weekly HVG are considered the most reliable sources of news by Hungarians, according to a survey by the Reuters Institute. RTL tops the list, as last year, with 49% of respondents to a recent survey saying that they trust in it, leaving HVG in second place, as in 2025, trusted by 44% of respondents. Telex is considered a reliable news source by 41% of news consumers, while 38% spoke in the same vein about websites 24.hu and 444.hu. The survey revealed that, no matter how Fidesz pushed its messages on a number of surfaces, Hungarians do not trust in propaganda media. Only 21% of the readers consider TV2, Origo and the state media reliable, while only 16% opted for the tabloid Blikk. Sources regularly consulted, with abbreviations used in text: Népszabadság (N); Magyar Hírlap (MH); Világgazdaság (VG); Napi Gazdaság (NG); Magyar Nemzet (MN); Népszava (Nsz); Kossuth Rádió news (KR); nightly TV news (TV).
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