Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Russia and Israel spread and amplified disinformation around last month’s migrant crisis in Ceuta, Spain’s North African enclave. He makes the claim amid political debate over what misinformation circulated and how public narratives formed during the July surge.
Sanchez also links the campaign to wider geopolitical tensions, alleging that far-right networks helped magnify the narrative. He further argues that disinformation activity is connected in part to Madrid’s stance opposing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Different outlets report that he cites external findings to support the allegation.
France 24 and the Jerusalem Post both describe Sanchez’s public accusations that online content associated with Israel and Russia played a role. Al Jazeera adds that Sanchez points to European Union research, which reportedly concluded that both Russia and Israel engaged in disinformation during the crisis. The accounts converge on Sanchez’s claims, though they do not provide details of specific posts or evidence in the reports.
