A screenshot circulating on social media with a purported quote from Pablo Iglesias is fabricated. The former Podemoschair of Galapagar has not said that his party would “do everything” to have a centre for unaccompanied minors moved to or established there. No such wording appears on the official accounts of Pablo Iglesias, Podemos or Unidas Podemos . The research cutoff is 26 September 2026.
According to corroborating fact-checks, the fake can be traced back to a tweet on 11 September 2026 published by the profile “Jacinta Rebolledo”. The account presents itself as being close to the party and had already been identified by Maldita.es as a troll account. 20minutos reports the same origin for the disinformation and notes that the purported quote does not come from a verifiable primary source.
The circulating claim links a portrait of Pablo Iglesias to an attributed statement about Galapagar, a municipality in the region of Madrid. Its format follows a familiar pattern of manipulative posts: a recognisable face, politically charged content and an impression of immediacy created by a purported short message. In this case, however, there is no evidence that Iglesias made this statement. Press databases and statements from the institutions involved also offer no proof.
The episode comes amid heated debate over the accommodation and care of unaccompanied minors. These issues are heavily politicised in Spain and particularly vulnerable to misinformation. Maldita.es documents how the widely shared composite image was created and identifies the tweet by “Jacinta Rebolledo” as its starting point. 20minutos summarises the findings and makes clear that the misleading claim was initiated by a troll profile.
Assessment and context: The established facts are limited to the finding that the purported quote does not appear on the official channels of Pablo Iglesias or Podemos, and that the widely shared screenshot originated in a tweet by a troll account. This does not address any specific plans for facilities in Galapagar, which require official statements from the competent authorities. Users should check the source of politically sensitive screenshots, consult the official channels of the people named and, if in doubt, wait for reliable primary sources or verified media reports.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).