This Video Shared by Reuters Agency Does Not Show a New Massive Influx of Migrants to Ceuta

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While a second influx of migrants to Ceuta had been anticipated last weekend, a video supposed to show a crowd of people going to the Spanish enclave on the night of 15 August was shared on social networks and by Reuters agency. In reality, this video was filmed on 31 July.

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This video is not from August 15, 2026, in the context of "a new crossing" of migrants in Ceuta, as the content claims. It has been circulating since at least August 8...

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Some users are claiming on social media that this video (1, 2, 3) shows a multitude of “African migrants” crossing the border of Ceuta this weekend, coinciding with the call for a new attempt on August 15. However, it is misleading, because this recording has been circulating since the end of July, when there was a massive influx of more than 70,000 people. Some of the accounts that spread this disinformation and that accumulated thousands of in…