Rumor – The blackout in Europe would be the beginning of a three-day worldwide blackout, with internet outages, bank shutdowns, and energy collapse.
Analysis
On April 28, 2025, parts of Spain, Portugal, and France suffered a massive power outage. The situation raised concerns, mainly because it affected major urban centers and impacted essential services like telephony and traffic lights.
Alongside the real event, old conspiracy theories about an alleged “three-day global blackout” resurfaced on social media. Messages went viral suggesting that the European blackout would be the start of a planned global collapse, linking the event to concepts like the “new world order” and “Agenda 2030.” See below some versions of the circulating texts:
Version 1: It started today, April 28, 2025, the world blackout. Starting in Europe and spreading to the rest of the world. Is this the beginning of chaos?
Version 2: ATTENTION ON 04/28/2025 THERE WILL BE A GLOBAL BLACKOUT OF ELECTRICITY WITHOUT INTERNET AND WITHOUT BANKS WORKING BUY FOOD AND WITHDRAW MONEY FROM BANK ACCOUNTS WHILE YOU CAN.
Version 3: GLOBAL BLACKOUT IN 2025? They are warning… but no one is listening! According to rumors “not so conspiratorial,” the world may face a global digital blackout in 2025 — internet outage, frozen banking systems, unstable energy, and silenced communications. Coincidence? Test? Or mass manipulation? Governments and corporations are already talking about “cybersecurity simulations.” But the question is: security for whom? For us or for them? #GlobalBlackout #Agenda2030 #TotalControl
Version 4: Do you think it’s a coincidence that so many things are failing lately? Satellites falling, banks freezing accounts, and even electric cars locking up out of nowhere? Welcome to the new normal. If the blackout happens, those unprepared will depend 100% on the system they control. And what if it’s just the beginning of something bigger? Final question: Are you ready to live without Wi-Fi, without cards, and maybe… without answers?
Fact-Check
Given the viral spread of these messages and the return of the fake news, we decided to fact-check by answering three questions: 1) Did the three-day global blackout start with the blackout in Europe? 2) Why does the electrical failure in Portugal, Spain, and other European countries have no relation to the so-called “global blackout”? 3) What caused the blackout in Portugal, Spain, and other countries?
Did the three-day global blackout start with the blackout in Europe?
No. Although the blackout that occurred in Europe on April 28, 2025, generated a lot of repercussion, there is no evidence that it is the beginning of a global blackout.
The event was regional and restricted to parts of Spain, Portugal, and France. There is no evidence that the blackout will spread to other continents or that it is part of a planned global collapse.
Why does the electrical failure in Portugal, Spain, and other European countries have no relation to the so-called “global blackout”?
The blackout recorded in Europe had specific technical causes, according to preliminary investigations by authorities. There is no proven connection with conspiracies about a new world order or the so-called “Agenda 2030,” which, in reality, refers to United Nations sustainable development goals and not to energy control or global blackouts.
What caused the blackout in Portugal, Spain, and other countries?
According to official information, the cause of the blackout is still under investigation, but everything points to technical problems in the European power grid interconnection.
According to this Skynews article, the blackout was caused by a “rare atmospheric phenomenon” in Spain, related to heat near a substation.
The episode is more of a regional failure than an apocalyptic omen, as clarified on other occasions here at Boatos.org.
Conclusion
The power cut that affected parts of Spain, Portugal, and France in April 2025 has no connection with the conspiracy theory about a “three-day global blackout.” It was a regional event that, although serious, has no ties to new world order plans or Agenda 2030. There is no indication that the blackout will spread globally.
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