100% of the blame for the crisis in Catalonia goes to prime minister Mariano Rajoy. From start to finish the prime minister made error after error. Rather than admit the obvious, Madrid blames Russia. Tonight a million+ rally is underway to free Catalan politicl prisoners.

"Dezinformatsiya"

Bloomberg reports: Russian Hackers Fueled Catalan Separatism, Madrid Institute Says.

Spain's struggle to quash separatism in its Catalonia region was disrupted by Russian hackers agitating for a break-up, in a hallmark propaganda effort to fracture Europe, according to a government-backed research institute in Madrid.

The unidentified Russians spread both true and false messages on Facebook and Twitter during the illegal separatist referendum on Oct. 1, according to Mira Milosevich, a senior analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute. The "dezinformatsiya" campaign deployed trolls, bots and fake accounts, and was backed by intense coverage from Russia's state-supported television, she said.