How a Crisis in Ceuta Was Turned Into a Conspiracy About Israel | HonestReporting
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A migration crisis at Ceuta spawned a viral Israel conspiracy — with no supporting evidence — that still reached millions online.
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Theory Briefing
- No evidence connects Israel to the Ceuta migration crisis, yet the conspiracy spread to millions of people online.
- The case shows how a real, dramatic event — a border surge — becomes raw material for unrelated blame narratives.
- The conspiracy's reach grew despite the facts being publicly available, suggesting corrections alone don't stop viral falsehoods.
- Ceuta's crisis involved real geopolitical tensions between Spain and Morocco, offering fertile ground for misdirected suspicion.