The National Police has come out against a hoax that is circulating on social networks and which claims that this weekend there will be riots and robberies in Madrid during halloweenin a supposed replica of what happened in Barcelona. The body denies it in a campaign video #NoPiques / #StopBulos published in x and asks not to share it.
The message that is circulating warns that this weekend, coinciding with halloween, Madrid would experience a wave of riots and robberies similar to the one recorded weeks ago in Barcelonawhere an anonymous call in TikTok —the account known as Blocuswhich called to replicate in Spain the student protests France— led to altercations that ended with 128 arrestedamong them 72 minorsand with the account deleted from the platform.
The National Police has directly described this warning as a hoax Madrid. In a video published on October 29 in your official account xwithin the campaign #NoPiquesthe body addresses the person who forwards this type of message: «Anita“Don’t listen to your friend… It’s a hoax.” The notice continues with a direct request to whoever receives it: not to share or disseminate it, and to trust only official sources.
Anita, don’t listen to your friend…#EsUnBulo
🚫You, don’t do it either, don’t share, don’t spread
Trust only official sources
#StopBulos 👇🏻
— National Police (@policia) October 29, 2026
There is, therefore, no real alert or warning of the National Police on anticipated riots in Madrid this weekend. The only thing confirmed is the denial itself: the message that announces these riots is the hoax, not the other way around.
The recommendation of the body, as in the rest of its campaign #StopBulosis summarized in three steps: do not share the message even if it comes from a trusted contact, do not take it for granted just because it mentions a real precedent (such as Barcelona), and check any security alerts on the official channels of the National Police before considering it good.
Halloween in Madrid – What the hoax says and why it is false
The message that is circulating warns that this weekend, coinciding with halloween, Madrid would experience a wave of riots and robberies similar to the one recorded weeks ago in Barcelonawhere an anonymous call in TikTok —the account known as Blocuswhich called to replicate in Spain the student protests France— led to altercations that ended with 128 arrestedamong them 72 minorsand with the account deleted from the platform.
The royal arrest in Valencia: the creator of “Blocus Vlc”
What is a confirmed fact, and different from the Madrid hoax, is the arrest in Valencia he October 28 of a under 17 years olddesignated as the creator of the channels «Blocus Vlc»who called to loot businesses during halloween. According to the official note of the Home Officehe is being investigated for conspiracy to commit public disorder, conspiracy to commit crimes against property and membership in an organized group; the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office He was ordered to be placed in a juvenile center, and the channels have already been closed.
The National Police has directly described the warning about riots as a hoax Madrid. In a video published on October 29 in your official account xwithin the campaign #NoPiquesthe body addresses the person who forwards this type of message: «Anita“Don’t listen to your friend… It’s a hoax.” The notice continues with a direct request to whoever receives it: not to share or disseminate it, and to trust only official sources.
There is, therefore, no real alert or warning of the National Police on anticipated riots in Madrid this weekend. The only thing confirmed so far is, on the one hand, the denial of the hoax and, on the other, the arrest in Valenciawhich is a different case and already resolved.
The recommendation of the body, as in the rest of its campaign #StopBulosis summarized in three steps: do not share the message even if it comes from a trusted contact, do not take it for granted just because it mentions a real precedent (such as Barcelona either Valencia), and check any security alerts on the official channels of the National Police before considering it good.
