As Ceuta returns to normal, far right vilifies Spain's immigration policy

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 03, 2026 · 95 words · By Video by Morgan AYRE

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The death toll from a mass rush of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week reached at least 72 on Sunday, as five more bodies were found along the North African coast, officials said.

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Moroccan authorities meanwhile report 11 deaths.

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Around 60,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco, more than 48,000 returned to Morocco within 48 hours and more did so over the weekend, Spanish authorities said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The death toll from a mass rush of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week reached at least 72 on Sunday”

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Multiple independent news sources (Reuters, WFXB, and another web search result) explicitly state that the death toll reached at least 72 on Sunday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 30 July 2026, an estimated 80,000 people, predominantly young men, have illegally breached and crossed the border from Morocco into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta in North Africa, with sma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Morocco–Spain_border_inci…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Morocco–Spain border consists of three non-contiguous lines totalling 18.5 km (11.5 miles) around the Spanish territories of Ceuta (8 km; 5 miles), Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (85 metres; 279 feet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco–Spain_border

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Morocco and Spain maintain extensive diplomatic, commercial, and military ties. The Morocco–Spain border separates the plazas de soberanía (including Melilla and Ceuta) on the Mediterranean coast from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco–Spain_relations

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Claim 2: “Around 60,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco”

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The figure of approximately 60,000 people crossing into Ceuta is reported by EuroNews and multiple web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A massive crossing of people along the beaches of the Morocco–Spain border in the direction of the Spanish autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla began on 17 May 2021. It originated due to a deteriora…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Morocco–Spain_border_inci…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ceuta (UK: , US: ; Spanish: [ˈθewta, ˈsewta] ; Moroccan Arabic: سَبْتَة, romanized: Sabtah) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. Bordered by Morocco, it lies between the Mediterr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceuta

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Claim 3: “Moroccan authorities meanwhile report 11 deaths”

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While other claims about the event are corroborated, the provided evidence does not contain any mention of Moroccan authorities reporting 11 deaths.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ceuta border fence forms part of the Morocco–Spain border at Ceuta, a city on the North African coast. Constructed by Spain, its purpose is to prevent smuggling and to stop migrants from entering …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceuta_border_fence

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Claim 4: “five more bodies were found along the North African coast”

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Reuters and WFXB both report that the death toll increased after five additional bodies were found along the North African coast.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1996, its last season was 2011–12 in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Alfons…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_Ceuta

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European enclaves in North Africa (technically 'semi-enclaves') were towns, fortifications and trading posts on the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of western North Africa (sometimes called also…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_enclaves_in_North_Afr…

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Claim 5: “more than 48,000 returned to Morocco within 48 hours”

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Three independent news organizations (Al Jazeera, CNBC, and France24) explicitly state that more than 48,000 people returned to Morocco within 48 hours.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The plazas de soberanía (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈplaθas ðe soβeɾaˈni.a]), meaning "strongholds of sovereignty", are a series of Spanish territories scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plazas_de_soberanía

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hispano-Moroccan War, also known as the Spanish–Moroccan War, the First Moroccan War, the Tetuán War, or, in Spain, as the War of Africa, was fought from Spain's declaration of war on Morocco on 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano-Moroccan_War_(1859–186…

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