How a Russian-Linked Channel Spread False Stories About Ceuta's Migrant Crisis

A group that tracks fake news, 411, found that Rybar — a Telegram channel tied to Russian spies and banned in Europe — created false far-right stories during Ceuta's migrant crisis. A Kremlin-backed network then spread them in seven languages, reaching 720,000 views in six hours on 1 August. The system pivots to new crises within hours.