From Portuguese to Indonesian: Timeline of the hoax that claimed CNN had reported that Von der Leyen said the blackout was due to a Russian cyberattack · Maldita.es - Journalism so you don't get fooled

On April 28, following the widespread power outage that affected the Iberian Peninsula and southern France, a text attributed to CNN began circulating on social media. In it, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen allegedly said at a press conference that the blackout was “a direct attack on European sovereignty” and that Europe would “respond with unity, strength, and resilience,” among other statements. They added that “European Un…