“So, the authorities are blaming the mass power outages in Spain, Portugal and France on a 'Solar Flare',” said an April 28 post on X, opens new tab, which received more than 1.9 million views.

Service was resuming on Monday. By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London More than 10,000 people were left stranded in Spain after cable thefts along a train route and a technical issue ...