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Spain Reports 70,000 Return, 80 Deaths in Ceuta Surge

8/8/2026

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Spain said 70,000 of 72,000 people who entered Ceuta on July 30-31 returned and 80 died.
Golden Owl’s open-source probe said with high confidence the migrant rush was a deliberately organised operation.
EU officials said the surge was a security test tied to smuggling and disinformation and urged Meta and TikTok to act decisively on disinformation after Aug 7 talks, noting Meta ended fact-checking on U.S. platforms last year.

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Spain said 70,000 of 72,000 people who entered Ceuta on July 30-31 returned and 80 died.
Golden Owl’s open-source probe said with high confidence the migrant rush was a deliberately organised operation.
EU officials said the surge was a security test tied to smuggling and disinformation and urged Meta and TikTok to act decisively on disinformation after Aug 7 talks, noting Meta ended fact-checking on U.S. platforms last year.