Young migrants flood Ceuta lured by false social media claims

Many young men migrated to Ceuta in late July 2026, motivated by social-media posts falsely claiming the Spanish border was open, though the source of the misinformation remained unclear.

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Several migrants said they had been motivated by social media messages claiming that the Spanish border was open, though the origin of those messages remained unclear.