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Passengers queue at Oriente transportation hub during a nationwide power outage in Lisbon, Monday, April 28, 2025.

Video. From sanctions to solar flare: Iberian blackout still fuels fake news

Updated: 12/05/2025 - 11:10 GMT+2

With no official confirmation yet as to the cause of the unprecedented blackout, Euroverify fact-checks some of the unfounded theories that continue to run rampant online.

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