About 80,000 migrants crossed the EU external border at Ceuta a few weeks before the September 2026 debate.

Omissions

• The figure is contested: the Spanish government's own estimates have 'danced' from 50,000 to 80,000, and the most recent official figure cited by Pedro Sánchez (3 and 9 September 2026) was around 70,000, lower than the 80,000 used in the claim.
• The mass crossing occurred on 30–31 July 2026, i.e. roughly six to seven weeks before the 16 September 2026 debate; 'a few weeks ago' is a reasonable but loose temporal description.
• The sources confirming the figure are Spanish government statements (Interior Ministry / minister Torres) reported by secondary outlets, not an independently published statistical series.
• Reporting notes that a large share of those who crossed subsequently returned to Morocco, so 80,000 refers to entries, not to people remaining in Ceuta.

Sources

• SecondaryMaldita.es (desinfo) — 65 hoaxes, disinformation and context on the entry of people into Ceuta in July 2026Durante la jornada del 30 al 31 de julio se registró un mayor flujo en la llegada irregular de personas migrantes a Ceuta desde Marruecos, con alrededor de 80.000 personas cruzando la frontera, según los datos facilitados por el Ministerio del Interior a Maldita.es.
• SecondaryMaldita.es (control del poder) — The dancing figures on migrants in Ceuta since 30 JulyDesde 50.000 hasta 80.000 migrantes: así se ha ido cifrando a las personas que llegaron a Ceuta el 30 de julio. La última cifra que ha dado el Gobierno de España es de 70.000 migrantes, según dijo Pedro Sánchez tanto el 3 como el 9 de septiembre.
• SecondaryNoticias de Navarra — The Spanish government puts the number of migrants who arrived in Ceuta at 80,000El ministro de Política Territorial y Memoria Democrática, Ángel Víctor Torres, ha cifrado en 80.000 las personas migrantes que llegaron a Ceuta durante la entrada masiva del 30 de...