Ceuta crisis: The elusive search for the origins of the rumor that drew would-be migrants
What it is about
Who published it, and when
2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 5 original reports
Tue, 4 August 2026
1 report- Le Monde English15:56first to report
Messages and videos posted on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram appeared to play a significant role in the influx of people seeking to leave Morocco for Ceuta at the end of July. At this point, there is no evidence to suggest that this was a destabilization operation.
Fri, 14 August 2026
3 reports- bbc.com12:19
BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.
- Index.hr (Croatia)15:43
ISTRAGA je otkrila Instagram mrežu koja lažnim objavama potiče migrante na opasan put u Ceutu.
- Polsat News (Poland)20:18
W marokańskich mediach społecznościowych pojawiły się namowy do masowego przełamania granicy w Ceucie. Jeden z influencerów zaproponował nawet, że podwiezie wszystkich chętnych autobusem, jeśli zasubskrybują jego kanał. Po obu stronach granicy wzmocniono zabezpieczenia.
Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)04:52
Mreža krijumčara putem društvenih mreža potiče migrante na opasan prelazak iz Maroka u španjolsku enklavu Ceutu na sjeveru Afrike. BBC-jeva novinarka Marianna Spring otvorila je lažni profil na Instagramu pod imenom Mohammed, predstavljajući se kao mladić iz Maroka koji želi emigrirati u Europu. Tak...