I know Ceuta is in Africa, so didn’t immediately appreciate the anti-immigration scaremongering that erupted on social media from right wing influencers. The endless images of the snaking desperate writhing humanity we were flooded with had a tinge of hysteria from Western Commentators. Russia-linked social media accounts frequently spread destabilising narratives in Europe, often promoting far-right talking points about immigration. But 411 and other experts suggest the scale and coordination of the disinformation that followed the Ceuta crisis is significant. The Russian’s connected with our Western fears as we watched those desperate sinews of humanity squeeze the coastline into a knot of flesh.