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Iberian Peninsula 'blackout' sparks spread of false theories online
With the lights now coming back on in the Iberian Peninsula, Euroverify fact-checks some of the false claims that circulated ...
Not a cyber attack, but crooked hands: who turned off the lights on the Iberian Peninsula
A complete power outage in Spain, Portugal and France could have been caused by the negligence of local power engineers who ...
Spain-Portugal blackout: what could have caused it, and how can we prevent another?
On 28 April 2025, an unprecedented collapse of the Iberian Peninsula’s electricity grid brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill. The likelihood of this ever happening was extremely low and – ...
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Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal?
A frantic search is on to figure out what, exactly, caused Spain and Portugal to lose power Monday, leaving millions of ...
A Dark Day for the Iberian Peninsula
It is 12:32 when the light goes out, as sometimes happens in homes due to an energy overload or a short circuit. But in this ...
Spain and Portugal focus on the cause of the huge blackout after power is almost fully restored
MADRID — (AP) — The cause of Spain and Portugal's widespread blackouts remained a mystery on Tuesday, with some isolated ...
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Spain starts probing causes of massive blackout
Spain on Tuesday began to investigate the causes of the crippling blackout that disrupted millions of lives across the ...
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Power outage fallout: Spanish grid operator rules out cyberattack in first assessment
Spain and Portugal are seeing power almost fully restored following a crippling blackout on the Iberian Peninsula. A ...