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Wednesday briefing: How misinformation and a hardened immigration policy turned Ceuta into Europe’s latest flashpoint

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Wednesday briefing: How misinformation and a hardened immigration policy turned Ceuta into Europe’s latest flashpoint

The Guardian · Aug 5, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC

In today’s newsletter: The past week shows how quickly images, rumours and right-wing political opportunism can eclipse the facts on the ground Good morning. Last week, an estimated 72,000 migrants began crossing into a tiny Spanish enclave on the tip of Morocco. Within 24 hours, most of them had headed home .…