A shocking online deception has been uncovered, revealing how a secret Chinese social media campaign, known as Spamouflage, tried to create political chaos in Spain. Investigators at Graphika, a group that tracks online threats,

Fake accounts attempted to fan discontent as people raged against establishment figures following floods in the Valencia region that killed more than 200 people.

Intelligence firm Graphika said a Beijing-linked campaign known as "Spamouflage" spread disinformation about Spain's deadly floods last year. #EuropeNews

A Chinese social media operation that aims to whip up political anger in the West has called for the overthrow of a foreign government when impersonating protesters criticising flood relief efforts in Spain,

Spamouflage, a social media campaign linked to the Chinese state, has called for the overthrow of a foreign government, alleging improper flood relief efforts in Spain. The campaign impersonated the human rights group Safeguard Defenders,

The Fortune website reports that this contrasts with a prediction from the European Central Bank of 0.8 percent growth in 2024 for the wider eurozone, which is made up of 20 of the 27 member states of the European Union.

Typical spending on housing costs is far above the European Union average of 27 percent, according to a recent Bank of Spain report. Faced with this crisis, the government has now declared a "housing situation emergency".

After US President Donald Trump confused Spain with a member of the BRICS bloc, a spokesperson for the Spanish government responded, saying she was unsure why Trump made the comment. Trump erroneously said Spain was in BRICS when a journalist asked him on Monday about NATO countries like Spain which don't meet the NATO minimum of spending 2 percent of economic output on defense.

NEW US President Donald Trump asked if NATO ally Spain was a BRICS nation when quizzed on the country’s low defence spending. The gaff was embarrassing

Spain has a meagre contribution to NATO and as a consequence, it could face 100% tariffs from the US, according to President Donald Trump, who unfortunately confused it with a BRICS country. NATO chief says Europe must replace US in Ukraine aid

The online operation from China, called Spamouflage, has been operating in several countries since 2017, online analysis outfit Graphika said.

U.S. president Donald Trump has apparently confused Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, causing some head-scratching and jitters over possible tariffs in Madrid.