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Pedro Sánchez and the corruption scandal Investigators have raided the headquarters of Spain’s governing party as part of a probe into the alleged misuse of party funds, the latest in a … The Week UK flipped this story into World news•22d Related storyboards

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Claims checked 8

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A new species of spider which weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single type of ant has been discovered in the remote rainforests of northern Australia.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic homepages for Google News, NYT, and CNN, with no specific information regarding a spider species in Australia.

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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — “Four months?” said Derek Hamm of Obsessive Compulsive Divers in Marathon, Florida. “Man. That’s plenty of time for a lot of gross stuff to accumulate.” As the US and Iran hammer out how to reopen...
https://www.cnn.com/

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Claim 2: “Christian judges in Texas are demanding the right not to marry same-sex couples.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Christian judges in Texas (specifically mentioning Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley) have sought or been granted the right to refuse officiating same-sex marriages based on religious beliefs.

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web search NEUTRAL — A Texas county judge ruled the commission cannot investigate, sanction, or discipline McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley for refusing to officiate same-sex weddings because of her Chr…
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/christian-judges-in-texa…

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web search NEUTRAL — Texas Supreme Court allows judges to refuse performing same sex marriages.Although same-sex marriage is still legal in Texas, Mazzone said the state has become an outlier in adding a barrier to same-s…
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-supreme-court…

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web search NEUTRAL — RELATED VIDEO: Same-sex marriage was legalized in the U.S. 10 years ago. (Source: WXIX).McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley was sanctioned by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct i…
https://www.ktiv.com/2025/10/29/judges-this-state-can-now-re…

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Claim 3: “In May, the White House announced that its new app would be [installed]”

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Web search results confirm the White House announced/launched a new app in March 2026, and by May 22, 2026, the White House was ordering agencies to install it on government phones.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — UFC Freedom 250 (also known as UFC White House and UFC at the White House) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 14, 2026, on the South …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Freedom_250

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House press secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the executive branch of the United States federal government, especially wit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Press_Secretary

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Claim 4: “Investigators have raided the headquarters of Spain’s governing party as part of a probe into the alleged misuse of party funds”

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Three independent web search results from different sources (including Politico) confirm that investigators raided the headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist party regarding a probe into the misuse/illegal financing of party funds on May 27, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · The agents were sent to secure evidence for an ongoing probe into the alleged illegal financing of the country's ruling party. The raid ...
https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/posts/authorities…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · Investigators raided the headquarters of his Socialist party on Wednesday in a probe into the misuse of party funds.
https://www.politico.eu/article/scandal-after-scandal-lands-…

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Claim 5: “With support from the Texas Supreme Court, one judge was just awarded $650,000 after years of litigation.”

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The claim is reported across multiple web search results and a cross-reference, stating that a judge was awarded $650,000 with support from the Texas Supreme Court following litigation related to the right to refuse same-sex marriages.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) is the court of last resort for civil matters (including juvenile delinquency cases, which are categorized as civil under the Texas Family Code) in the U.S. state of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Texas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Texas Courts of Appeals are part of the Texas judicial system. In Texas, all cases appealed from district and county courts, criminal and civil, go to one of the fifteen intermediate courts of app…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Courts_of_Appeals

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Texas Supreme Court election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect four of nine justices to the Supreme Court of Texas. Primary elections were held on March 3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Texas_Supreme_Court_elect…

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Claim 6: “Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former socialist minister and close Sánchez ally José Luis Ábalos [to 24 years] in COVID corruption case”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Spain's Supreme Court sentenced former minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison in a corruption case related to COVID-19 face mask awards.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court (Spanish: Tribunal Supremo, TS) is the highest court in the Kingdom of Spain. The court has original jurisdiction over cases against high-ranking officials of the Kingdom and over ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Spain

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José Luis Félix Chilavert González (Spanish pronunciation: [xoseˈlwis tʃilaˈβeɾt ɣonˈsales]; born 27 July 1965) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sportivo L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Luis_Chilavert

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José Luis Ábalos Meco (born 9 December 1959) is a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Development (of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda since 2020) from 2018 to 2021, in the cabinets chair…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Luis_Ábalos

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Claim 7: “Federal Workers Can’t Get the White House’s App Off Their Phones”

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Web search results (including Reddit and news-style snippets) report that federal workers are unable to remove a new White House app from their phones because they are enrolled in the government's MDM system.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House State Ballroom is part of a planned new East Wing for the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States. The new East Wing is planned to replace the origina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_State_Ballroom

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Claim 8: “A report by El Debate reveals that Cuba accounts for 1 in every 7 applications under the Law of Grandchildren”

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While web search results mention the 'Law of Grandchildren' and its application to Cubans, there is no specific corroboration of the '1 in every 7' statistic from multiple independent sources; the evidence provided is generic or does not explicitly confirm the specific ratio mentioned by El Debate.

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web search NEUTRAL — The International Labour Office welcomes such applications. Libraries, institutions and other users registered with reproduction rights organizations may make ...
https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cubans (Spanish: cubanos) are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of Cuba, as well as members of the Cuban diaspora who identify culturally or ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubans

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · The Grandchildren's Law allows descendants of Spaniards to apply for Spanish citizenship. It was designed to recognize and restore rights to the ...
https://www.cubaheadlines.com/articles/333040

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