Fact-checkers: no evidence for viral claims blaming Israel for Spain's deadly train crash

Spanish fact-checkers say there is no evidence behind viral social media claims that Israel or Israeli companies were behind last week's deadly train crash near Urda, in Toledo province. EFE Verifica found nothing linking the Israeli firm I-SEC or other Israeli companies to the accident, and nothing showing sabotage. Authorities have pointed to a decision at a control center after a failure in the LZB train-control system.

A video of Benjamin Netanyahu shared as a "threat" to Spain was from April and contains no threat of train crashes, AFP Factual found. AI-generated crash images also spread, RTVE reports. Spain's Jewish community condemned the antisemitic conspiracy theories, The Jerusalem Post reports.