Daily Report
Thousands of migrants endangered by legal misinformation
Why Troubling News:
A recent migration crises in Spain is the direct result of legal misinformation being peddled among Moroccans on social media. Multiple Facebook groups for Moroccans interested in migrating to Spain were created a week before the mass migration that left over 40 dead. The Facebook groups created false hope with their claims of free shelter and legal protection from the authorities for migrants entering through Cuerta.