April 23, 2026
Today, the Board will announce new items for consideration. As part of this, we invite individuals and organizations to submit public comments using the button below.
Case selection
Because it is not possible to hear every appeal, the Board prioritizes cases that have the potential to impact a large number of users around the world, are of great importance to public debate, or raise important questions about Meta’s policies.
The cases we will announce today are as follows.
AI-generated video of Hungarian politicians
2026-029-FB-UA
User requests for removal of content
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Click here to read this announcement in Hungarian.
Ha magyar nirven sheretne erolvasni est a kozlemenit, Kattinson idea.
The board has announced a lawsuit over an apparent AI-generated video of a prominent Hungarian politician, which was reported by hundreds of users as violating Meta’s policies. The company ruled that the content did not violate its misinformation policy and that an AI label was not necessary. Through this litigation, the Board will assess the content governance challenges posed by AI tools, particularly in the election context, and how AI-generated content may impact election integrity.
On November 4, 2025, the administrator of a Facebook page focused on Hungarian political issues posted an eight-second video depicting Hungarian politician Péter Magyar. This video appears to have been generated by AI, as the facial expressions and speaking style are not authentic. This shows that Magyars are expressing exaggerated dissatisfaction with the widespread practice of robocalling (using the telephone as a campaign tool) in Hungary. The caption in Hungarian refers to an incident in 2024 when Magyar walked out of a TV interview, commenting that the video shows why he was “furious” during the interview. The post has been viewed more than 100,000 times and received more than 3,000 reactions, including more than 1,400 “lol” reactions.
The Magyars lead the Tisza party, which won 138 seats in the 199-member parliament in elections held on April 12, 2026. The Magyar is expected to take over as prime minister within weeks. Before the election, the European Parliament expressed concern about the “increasing use of unlabeled AI-generated political content in Hungary…particularly the posting of deepfake videos.”
From November 4, 2025 to November 24, 2025, a total of 209 users reported content for a variety of potential violations, including general violations (i.e., unspecified), fraud and fraud, and hateful conduct. On November 24th, one of these user reports was submitted for review. Based on automated decisions, Meta determined that the content did not violate our community standards and left it on Facebook. Additionally, this post had not been reviewed and rated by a third-party fact checker at the time. Fact checkers can identify content on their own or choose from a cue of meta-referrals of potential misinformation.
The user who made the report appealed to the board of directors against Meta’s decision to leave the content on the platform. Mehta confirmed to the board that the post did not violate the Misinformation Community Standards because it “does not appear to be related to interference with the functioning of the political process.” Additionally, because the video was posted “well before significant events such as the April 2026 election,” had it been reported to Meta’s policy team around the time it was posted, it “would not have merited an informative AI label under our Misinformation Policy.” The company can apply labels that tell users that content is AI-generated or manipulated media. Mehta added that the video was unlikely to “create a particularly high risk of materially deceiving the public on matters of public importance” because it “appears to also be intended for comedic effect.”
The Board selected this case to address the new content governance challenges posed by AI tools that generate media, particularly in the context of elections. This lawsuit provides an opportunity to assess Meta’s human and automated moderation of such AI-generated content. It will also allow the board to investigate how AI-generated videos impersonating politicians could be used to influence voters and distort the integrity of the electoral process.
This case falls under the strategic priorities of board elections and civic space, automated policy enforcement and content curation.
The Board welcomes public comments noted below.
- The role that AI-generated content played in the recent Hungarian elections, or in other electoral contexts involving media and public debate.
- Research into the nature and impact of AI-generated misinformation and disinformation campaigns on social media platforms, and the incentives and motivations for creating and sharing such artifacts, particularly in the context of elections.
- the platform’s response to these campaigns and content, particularly during elections, and its risk environment;
- The role of online “political influencers,” especially coordinated networks of such content creators, in shaping public opinion around electoral issues.
- The relationship between satire and misinformation regarding social media content, particularly political speech, and the challenges and trade-offs involved in moderating such posts.
In its decisions, the Board may make policy recommendations to Meta. The recommendations are non-binding, but Meta must respond within 60 days. Accordingly, the Board welcomes public comments proposing recommendations related to this matter.
public comment
If you or your organization believe you can contribute a valuable perspective that will help reach a decision on the case announced today, you can submit your contribution using the button below. Please note that public comments are accepted anonymously. The public comment period will last for 14 days and will end on Thursday, May 7th at 23:59 PST.
what’s next
Board members will discuss this matter over the next few weeks. Once we reach a decision, we will post it on the decision page.
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