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Runaway online rumors on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok led to a surge of 60,000 migrants attempting to cross the border to Ceuta, a Spanish territory in Morocco, resulting in chaos, stampedes, and over 80 deaths. Migrants used shared information to coordinate crossings, but most returned after authorities intervened.

Runaway online rumors about an open Spanish-Moroccan border sparked a mass migration surge to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, resulting in an estimated 60,000 migrants arriving in days and over 80 deaths, including drownings and a stampede. Social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok amplified claims of an open border, leading to chaotic attempts to cross.