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Construction workers strike gold at work – literally By Chris Lau, Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Forget overtime.

Claims checked 7
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What happened

Construction workers strike gold at work – literally By Chris Lau, Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Forget overtime.

Why it matters

Eight construction workers uncovered gold coins and bars worth 9 million euros ($10.5 million) in Belgium last Tuesday while at work, according to authorities.

Common ground

They made the golden discovery underneath a building they were performing renovation work on in the city of Dendermonde, about 19 miles northwest of Brussels.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the sovereign coins feature different monarchs and dates.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the sovereign coins feature various monarchs and dates.
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web search NEUTRAL — Patrick Feys, chief of the Dendermonde Police District, said some of the gold bars bear refinery stamps dating back to the 1960s, while the sovereign coins feature different monarchs and minting dates…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/student-finds-49-gold-bars-4000-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dendermonde Police District chief Patrick Feys confirmed that some of the gold bars carry stamps dating back to the 1960s, while the sovereign coins feature a variety of monarchs and dates.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/renovation-crew-gol…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feys told CNN that some of the gold bars bear stamps dating to the 1960s, while the sovereign coins feature different monarchs and dates. The discovery has already prompted potential claimants to emer…
https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/construction-workers-in-belgi…
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Claim 2: “Eight construction workers uncovered gold coins and bars worth 9 million euros ($10.5 million) in Belgium last Tuesday while at work”
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Multiple independent news sources confirm that construction workers in Belgium discovered a gold hoard valued at approximately 9 million euros ($10.5 million).
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Claim 3: “They made the golden discovery underneath a building they were performing renovation work on in the city of Dendermonde, about 19 miles northwest of Brussels.”
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Multiple sources confirm the discovery took place during renovation work on a building in Dendermonde, Belgium.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gold hoard worth millions discovered during Belgian renovation. Gold bars and coins recovered from a renovation site in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, Belgium, are displayed after construction workers uncov…
https://www.syracuse.com/us-news/2026/08/belgium-constructio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dendermonde PoliceThe building became the residence of a prominent brewer circa 1900, but there is no evidence linking him to the gold. The construction company De Brand was conducting renovations at …
https://allthatsinteresting.com/dendermonde-belgium-gold-dis…
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web search NEUTRAL — Some of the gold bars found at a construction site this week in Dendermonde, Belgium.Workers stumbled on the stash during renovation work on a building on Tuesday and contacted police, saying they had…
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/belgian-construction-worker…
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Claim 4: “Kobe Phillips, a student working a part-time construction job, made the discovery.”
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Multiple sources identify Kobe Phillips, a student working a part-time construction job, as the person who made the discovery.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kobe Phillips, a student working a part-time construction job, made the discovery. “I thought they were one-euro coins, neatly lined up in a row. We dug them out, and then we saw a small bar of gold l…
https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/construction-workers-in-belgi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The haul included approximately 40 gold bars and around 4,000 gold sovereign coins, police have since confirmed. Student and part-time construction worker Kobe Phillips made the initial discovery whil…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/renovation-crew-gol…
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web search NEUTRAL — A student working part-time in his first week on a Belgian construction site uncovered 49 gold bars and 4,000 coins worth $10.5M, but police seized the treasure as investigators seek its rightful owne…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/student-finds-49-gold-bars-4000-co…
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Claim 5: “The extraordinary haul of approximately 40 gold bars and 4,000 gold sovereign coins was found hidden in the foundations of an old brewery”
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Three independent sources (The Mirror, Express.co.uk, and CNN via WSVN) specifically mention the haul of approximately 40 gold bars and 4,000 gold sovereign coins found in the foundations of an old brewery.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Brussels metropolitan area (French: Région métropolitaine de Bruxelles; Dutch: Stedelijk gebied van Brussel) is the metropolitan area of Brussels, Belgium. Covering an area of 3,377 km2 (1,304 sq …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_metropolitan_area
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tournai fonts are a type of baptismal font made from blue black limestone during the 12th and early 13th centuries in and around the Belgian town of Tournai by local masons. There are seven complete e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wout van Aert (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. Van Aert won three consecutive men's races at the UCI Cyclo-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wout_van_Aert
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Claim 6: “some of the gold bars bear stamps dating to the 1960s”
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Multiple sources, including statements from Patrick Feys (chief of the Dendermonde Police District), confirm that some gold bars bear stamps from the 1960s.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Some (Soame) (1542–1609) was an English churchman and academic. Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge from 1589, Some played a prominent part in the ecclesiastical controversies of his time, taking a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Some may refer to: some, an English word used as a determiner and pronoun; see use of some The term associated with the existential quantifier "Some", a song by Built to Spill from their 1994 album T…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Some Girls is the fourteenth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 9 June 1978 by Rolling Stones Records. It was recorded in sessions held from October 1977 to February…
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Claim 7: “the gold is now being held in a “secure and guarded location.””
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Both The Mirror and Express.co.uk cite the East Flanders Public Prosecutor's Office stating the gold is in a 'secure and guarded location'.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the East Flanders Public Prosecutor's Office, the gold has since been transferred to a "secure and guarded location". Dendermonde Police District chief Patrick Feys confirmed that certain…
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2240060/builders-find-7…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police attended and then took control of the so-called 'buried treasure' due to the enormous value of the discovery. As per the East Flanders Public Prosecutor’s Office, the gold has since been placed…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/renovation-crew-gol…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gold Calculator Gold. Current Gold Holdings.Totals for Gold and Silver holdings including the ratio percent of gold versus silver will be calculated. The spot price of Gold per Troy Ounce and the date…
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