← Madeira Invest Clubreviewed 2026-10-27 · 13 claims checked
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What an automated fact-checker found when it re-read Madeira Invest Club against the sources the page cites. Only the most recent review is shown.
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These findings are produced by an automated reviewer, and its results vary between runs: the same page, checked three times on the same day, came back with 15%, 20% and 34% of its claims disputed, mostly because each run extracted a different number of claims. Treat what follows as leads, not rulings.
“Disputed” means the reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. It does not mean the claim is false. “Unverifiable” means no reachable source settled it either way.
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disputed
1 claimThe reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. This is a lead, not a ruling that the claim is false.
- #1[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“2024-10”
reviewerAlbanian seizure orders against Worned and Wortonova were registered in October 2024Timeline date is a year off and contradicts the page's own International Corporate and Banking Network section, which says October 2025.Proposed correction (not yet applied)2025-10
unverifiable
2 claimsNo source the reviewer could reach confirms or contradicts the claim.
- #11[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: Victim Litigation and Court-Recognized Losses
“As of mid-2026, Audiencia Nacional Judge Jose Luis Calama has officially recognized 464 individuals as victims in the proceedings.”
reviewerCourt recognized 464 victims in four groups with listed lossesOnly cited source no longer carries the article. I did not find an alternative source for the group breakdown. The sources_used archive_url for this item is the russpain news index and does not preserve the article. - #12[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: Overview and Operating Model
“According to the Spanish Ministry of the Interior and the formal charges filed by the Audiencia Nacional, no legitimate investment activity underpinned these promised returns”
reviewerSpanish Ministry of the Interior says no legitimate investment activity underpinned returns (Ponzi structure); fraud of over EUR 260M, 3,000+ peopleMinistry page blocked. The judiciary release charges mass fraud and criminal organization but I could not confirm it uses the word Ponzi or 'no legitimate activity'; the page does hedge as prosecutors allege.
link rot
5 claimsA cited source no longer resolves or no longer says what the page attributes to it.
- #2[link rot][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“https://born2invest.com/articles/madeira-invest-club-returns-taxes-closes/”
reviewerBorn2Invest article supports the CNMV May 2023 warning (timeline entry)Cited URL no longer holds the article. The CNMV May 2023 warning itself is corroborated by Genbeta and by search results, so the claim is true but its cited source is dead.Proposed correction (not yet applied)https://www.genbeta.com/seguridad/cryptospain-financiador-alvise-asaltado-hombres-armados-su-casa-madrid-que-buscaban-40-millones-criptomonedas - #3[link rot][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“https://born2invest.com/articles/madeira-invest-club-returns-taxes-closes/”
reviewerBorn2Invest article supports the September 2024 closure (timeline entry)Dead citation. Genbeta confirms the September 2024 collapse but not the Telegram video detail.Proposed correction (not yet applied)https://www.genbeta.com/seguridad/cryptospain-financiador-alvise-asaltado-hombres-armados-su-casa-madrid-que-buscaban-40-millones-criptomonedas - #4[link rot][awaiting moderator]in section: Overview and Operating Model
“https://born2invest.com/articles/madeira-invest-club-returns-taxes-closes/”
reviewerBorn2Invest cited in the Overview sectionDead source; the 20-53% return and EUR 2,000 minimum claims cannot be checked against it. - #5[link rot][awaiting moderator]in section: Regulatory Warning and Platform Closure
“https://born2invest.com/articles/madeira-invest-club-returns-taxes-closes/”
reviewerBorn2Invest cited in the Regulatory Warning sectionDead source. Other sources in this section (ADSLZone, Zaballos) remain. - #6[link rot][awaiting moderator]in the cited sources
“https://born2invest.com/articles/madeira-invest-club-returns-taxes-closes/”
reviewerBorn2Invest listed in sources_usedLive URL is junk. Consider keeping the archive copy as the citation if it holds the original article.
partially supported
1 claimThe cited evidence supports part of the claim but not all of it.
- #10[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Political Connections
“He declined to testify before the examining judge in May 2026, which is his legal right under Spanish law and does not constitute an admission of guilt.”
reviewerRomillo has been in provisional prison since November 2025 and declined to testify in May 2026Detention is confirmed through April 2026. The May 2026 refusal to testify could not be read directly (Confilegal 403, Infobae May not fetched); headline of the Infobae URL is consistent. The sentence also frames the legal right in the page's voice.
confirmed
4 claimsThe cited evidence supports the claim as written.
- #7[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Formal Indictment and Scale of Alleged Fraud
“The Audiencia Nacional judge formally charged Romillo and nine co-defendants with defrauding 3,062 investors of €185.5 million between January 2023 and September 2024, according to the judiciary's official press office.”
reviewerJudge formally charged Romillo and nine co-defendants with defrauding 3,062 investors of EUR 185.5 million, bail EUR 247.3 million solidary, 52 companies, 106 accounts, 15 jurisdictionsFigures match the official release exactly. - #8[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline
“The examining judge adds an alleged tax fraud of approximately €88 million to the charges against Romillo.”
reviewerJudge attributed about EUR 88 million tax fraud to RomilloSupported as a later addition. Section 3 text places it in the same paragraph as the December indictment without a date, which could mislead; the timeline dates it correctly. - #9[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline
“Romillo's defense lawyer Francisco Miranda withdraws representation, citing an 'irreparable breakdown of the essential relationship of trust.'”
reviewerDefense lawyer Francisco Miranda withdrew in March 2026 citing irreparable breakdown of trustMatches the source. The quote in the page's timeline text differs slightly in wording from the quote I copied; I verified the substance. - #13[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Regulatory Warning and Platform Closure
“In May 2023, Spain's National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) issued a public warning stating that Madeira Invest Club operated without proper authorization and lacked the regulatory guarantees normally afforded to investors by licensed financial institutions.”
reviewerCNMV warned in May 2023 that MIC was unauthorizedCorroborated by an independent source, though not by the page's dead Born2Invest citation.
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