According to the media, Spain suffered an influence operation linked to China, which passed through a human rights organization on social networks to encourage Spaniards to make the government fall after the deadly floods of the DANA in Valencia, in The worst cold drop of the century that charged 224 lives, mainly in the Valencian Community, but also in Letur (Albacete) or Andalusia.
This is the Spamouflage operation, through which associated accounts were made by Safeguard Defenders, based in Madrid, on social media platforms such as Facebook, X, Bluesky and Tiktok between the months of November and January. It is the result of a report prepared by the American firm of social media analysis Graphika.
These publications, which were made both in English and Spanish, were criticism of the central government and the autonomic led by the popular Carlos Mazón.
Attempt to destabilization in other countries
Also, in the aforementioned information it is also stated that, according to Graphika, the influence campaign embodies an escalation in Spamouflage activities, since it is the first time that a government seeks to lie. Spamouflage has been in operation since 2017, but has also been linked to attempts to promote political discontent both in the United States and Canada. While any connection with the Beijing government has been denied.
