KAFKAESQUE: Sindicato de Inquilinas (Tenants' Union) spokesman is a multimillionaire — and a box of live cockroaches was sent to the owners of Mari Carmen's flat

The claim that the spokesman for the Sindicato de Inquilinas de Sol has **80 million euros** in property companies comes from a television comment by **Eduardo Inda**, not from a check of official records. It was launched in the middle of a political standoff over rent prices, and it should be treated for what it is: an accusation without public evidence.

## An accusation launched in the middle of the housing debate

On the program **Horizonte**, journalist **Eduardo Inda** claimed that the spokesman for the Sindicato de Inquilinas in Puerta del Sol has “**80 million euros** dedicated to vulture real estate companies.” The line was picked up by **Iker Jiménez** on his X account and describes an alleged business fortune in real estate.

That money, according to the accusation, would be channeled through companies. In other words, the spokesman for a tenants’ movement is attributed the role of a professional landlord, if not an investor. The contradiction, if true, would be striking: someone negotiating on behalf of tenants would also be operating on the landlord’s side.

## The Sindicato de Inquilinas de Sol and the standoff over rent

The Sindicato de Inquilinos is an organization that for years has been calling for rent caps and curbs on evictions. Its presence in Puerta del Sol, in Madrid, has become a recurring image of housing protests, an issue on which Spain’s parliamentary majority is divided.

Whether or not its spokesman has a property portfolio is a relevant fact for public debate. It is also exactly the kind of fact that is not proven by a remark in a TV studio.

## From television to viral spread without verification

The figure of **80 million** circulated as if it were a documentary discovery, but there is no record that deeds, annual accounts, or company registry filings were presented to back it up. Without that evidence, it functions as an attributed accusation: someone said it on television.

For those who defend a housing policy, a figure like this may be enough. For those who demand rigor, it is not. If there are documents, they should be published; if not, the figure remains up in the air, with the damage to credibility that entails for everyone involved.