In January 2007, the Magyar Nemzet published an article that covered an alleged interparty coup in the then opposition party Fidezs. The aim was the removal of ex-prime minister Viktor Orbán and putting the moderate János Áder in his place. The article essentially was Orbán’s warning for dissatisfied party members. Áder got the message and announced the same year his candidacy for the European parliament, leaving domestic politics. He remained in Brussels until 2012 when, after a series of scandals, the Hungarian head of state resigned. Orbán, now prime minister again, decided to make Áder president. Another matter is much more interesting though, nobody even thought about the fact that a journalist could write such an article out of free