Hoaxes and panic online over a rumored 'purge' night in Spain's Ceuta and Melilla

The night Ceuta and Melilla were supposed to burn, according to social media

What happens when part of the internet announces a night of chaos and purging in Ceuta and Melilla, the Spanish enclaves in North Africa? For the past few hours, an apocalyptic story has been circulating: allegedly organized groups, a set time of 02:10, and a scenario mixing migration, geopolitics and references to the movie The Purge. None of this appears verified in official sources; the message rests on mentions of a streaming show and a name, Priscila, alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The alarm narrative unfolds with quotes from The Purge as the supposed roadmap of a conspiracy. From the movie to the prophecy

Some analyses go further: The Purge would have been produced by someone close to Jared Kushner, and the film would serve as an archetype of an alleged strategy of internal purges. The prophecy is rounded out with a false bicho, arson and riots, concluding that this is a psychological operation. The problem is that the same story has been told in other crises: change the backdrop and the structure is identical.

The skeptical response was not long in coming. We're tired of the conspiracy movie, sums up the current that points out that the pattern of predicting imminent invasions has more traction on social media than in reality. The 02:10 time, the delta, the mention of Priscila: it all works like a puzzle impossible to validate.

The night came and went, and the next purge announcement already has a date. Perhaps the only purge is the one of trinc waiting for a verification that never arrives.