Iberian Outage Report

Following a major power outage in Spain and Portugal on 28 April 2025, disinformation networks utilized social media algorithms to spread false claims attributing the event to renewables and net zero policies. The report notes that these falsehoods were often presented as speculation or news reporting to undermine climate solutions, mirroring patterns seen during extreme weather events.

• A power outage on 28 April 2025 affected the majority of the population in Spain and Portugal, which subsequently triggered a wave of conspiracy theories and disinformation in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
• Disinformation networks actively shared content on social media and in the media that falsely attributed the power outage to net zero or renewable energy sources.
• The spread of these falsehoods, which were often disguised as news or speculation, was facilitated by social media algorithms and follows a pattern of disinformation typically observed during extreme weather events.

APA

Climate Action Against Disinformation (2025). Iberian Outage Report. https://caad.info/analysis/reports/iberian-outage-report/

Chicago

Climate Action Against Disinformation. Iberian Outage Report. 2025. https://caad.info/analysis/reports/iberian-outage-report/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Climate Action Against Disinformation |title=Iberian Outage Report |date=28 May 2025 |url=https://caad.info/analysis/reports/iberian-outage-report/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{climateactionagainstdisinformation2025iberian, author = {{Climate Action Against Disinformation}}, title = {{Iberian Outage Report}}, institution = {Climate Action Against Disinformation}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://caad.info/analysis/reports/iberian-outage-report/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }