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Morocco blames misinformation for Ceuta migrant rush; Israel conspiracy theories spread

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Morocco's Interior Ministry said Sunday that recent "mass crossings to the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla were fuelled by misinformation on social media," along with human trafficking networks and misinterpretation of a Spanish ruling banning immediate returns of migrants intercepted at sea.

Death-toll split reprinted: Spanish officials "at least 72" (five more bodies found); Ceuta leader Juan Jesus Vivas said the city morgue had received 88 corpses; Morocco's ministry put the toll at 11.

More than 50,000 crossed; over 48,000 returned within 48 hours; 1,000+ treated.

Morocco set crossers at 40,000, said 1,135 stopped from entering Melilla.

Combat Antisemitism Movement's Antisemitism Research Center: 173 high-impact posts from 119 influencer accounts, 57.5M views, estimated reach 103.1M, 1.9M likes, 368,400 shares in two days; an AI image of a boat with a Netanyahu figurehead drew 5.3M views.

Italy suspended passport-free Schengen travel with Spain for one month.