# Fact check: Did misleading claims about Spain’s migration law trigger the Ceuta crisis?

https://mins.news/en/item/14046

- DW, 2026-08-05 11:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-did-misleading-claims-about-spain-s-migration-law-trigger-the-ceuta-crisis/a-78233161?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> More than 70 people died after thousands of migrants attempted to cross from Morocco into Ceuta, Spain’s exclave. The crossings have been connected to misleading claims about a recent ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court. The fact check examines whether those claims helped trigger the crisis in Ceuta.

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