The legacy of Sánchez's eight years in power, in 45 claims

A post on X attributes to Pedro Sánchez's government the record of the country with the greatest loss of purchasing power in the EU since 2018 and the highest rate of child poverty. These are claims circulating without any official verification in the message itself.

## A list of 45 milestones attributed to eight years in government

A post on X signed by **Pablo Haro Urquízar** sums up in **45 milestones** what it describes as the legacy of the most damaging president in Spain's democratic history. The text opens with two specific accusations: Spain would be the country with the greatest loss of purchasing power in the entire **European Union** since **Pedro Sánchez** took office in **2018**, and the first in child poverty indicators. These are claims attributed to the author of the message, not figures confirmed by any body within the tweet itself.

The format is the classic social media one: a numbered list seeking to condense a political assessment into a few lines. The round figure, **45**, works as a hook. The rest of the X thread is not developed in the message, which cuts off after the third point.

## What the first two indicators say and why they are disputed

The loss of purchasing power is a figure that depends on how it is measured. Real wages, cumulative inflation and disposable income per household give different results depending on the source and the period. Attributing the worst record in the **EU** to a single government requires comparing homogeneous series, something the tweet does not do.

Child poverty is usually measured with the AROPE rate, which combines risk of poverty, material deprivation and low work intensity. Spain has appeared near the top of those tables over the last decade, but being first in the **EU** is a claim that requires a specific source and date. The message does not provide one.

## Why this type of list works in public debate

Numbered lists are shared easily because they give a sense of thoroughness. A reader who sees **45 milestones** assumes there is serious work behind them. But a tweet is not a report: it mixes verifiable data with interpretations and leaves out the context that would qualify them.

In the case of end-of-term assessments, it is usual for each political bloc to publish its own list. The official ones usually include figures on employment, growth or European funds. The opposition ones, unemployment, debt or prices. None is neutral, and all of them select.