Peter Magyar stole a man's phone and threw it into the Danube in May 2024.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Multiple sources report that Magyar took a man's phone at a Budapest nightclub and threw it into the Danube, but they date the incident to June 21, 2024, not May, and the theft is only a prosecutorial allegation that Magyar denies. The core act is supported while the claimed month is contradicted and the 'stole' framing overstates an unadjudicated accusation.
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What was said
… Within Parliament, Magyar has also faced resistance. His own immunity was lifted at the request of the prosecutor's office over a minor theft claim. That just makes him seem cooler. In May of 2024, he stole the phone of a man who was filming him dancing at a nightclub and threw it in the Danube. Is that just proper etiquette? Yeah, that's, that's, that's just awesome. That's just rad as hell, bro. It's also worth me noting that Magyar and Tizza have been busier than just this. …
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Contradicts. The incident is dated to June 21, 2024 by Reuters' prosecutor statement, Telex, Oreanda and Hungarian Today, which contradicts the claim's 'May 2024' timing.[1][3][4][5]
Supports. The AP and Meduza reports say prosecutors are investigating Magyar for misdemeanor theft after he allegedly took a man's phone and threw it into the Danube, and Telex/Oreanda describe him snatching the phone during a nightclub argument.[2][5][6]
Context. The theft is an allegation by prosecutors, which Magyar has denied; he was questioned as a suspect on October 7, 2026 and did not admit the crime, so no finding of theft exists yet.[3][7][8]
Context. The phone was reportedly recovered from the Danube by divers and returned to its owner, consistent with the account of the act itself.[1][6]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 6 not rated
- 1Hungary's chief prosecutor seeks to suspend legal immunity of ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, context
- 2Hungarian prime minister's immunity lifted in theft ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Péter Magyar Questioned by Police about a Stolen Phonehungarytoday.hu · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 4Hungarian PM questioned in connection with allegations of ...telex.hu · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Hungarian Prime Minister stripped of immunityoreanda-news.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 6Hungarian parliament strips Prime Minister Péter Magyar of ...meduza.io · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 7PM Magyar questioned over 2024 phone incident after ...dailynewshungary.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Péter Magyar pleads not guilty in phone casefakti.bg · not rated · cited for: context
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