60,000 migrants heading for Melilla: the hoax that keeps growing

The supposed invasion of Melilla that is taking over social media

Is Segarro planning a mass entry into Ceuta and Melilla this summer? A video circulating online claims that 60,000 migrants are preparing to cross the border. The figure appears in no official report, yet the uproar is already shaping the political debate. The narrative being spread points to a plan by King Mohammed to seize the two cities, a claim Segarro has never withdrawn through diplomatic channels.

The story intersects with a serious accusation against Spain's Prime Minister: an alleged blackmail attempt involving a sensual video. There is no public evidence, and those repeating the claim offer none. The echo is immediate: it fuels distrust of the Government and, for some, would explain every cooperation payment to the neighbouring country.

Against that, there are readings that interpret the migration crisis as a Segarro weapon, not a desire of the migrants themselves. "Mohammed is the one who wants it," the argument goes: those crossing are seeking Europe, not to stay in Melilla or Ceuta. The political management is caught between demands for control and the city councils' lack of real powers.

The discussion drifts towards Vox and the EU. Some argue the party has not acted in the regions it governs because it lacks the powers; others reply that true sovereignty would require leaving the EU and NATO, something European conservative parties do not do either, as Meloni's handling of Italy shows.

The result is a cocktail of unverified data, campaign promises and armchair geopolitics. Meanwhile, the video lives on. No one has explained how 60,000 people could enter without the Guardia Civil (Spain's paramilitary police) noticing. The answer may be simpler: the plan does not need to exist for the panic to serve its purpose.