{"id":61527,"date":"2026-08-21T20:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T00:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/videos-do-not-show-migrant-toppling-cross-or-burning-church-in-ceuta-spain-separate-incidents-different-countries\/21\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T20:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T00:01:26","slug":"videos-do-not-show-migrant-toppling-cross-or-burning-church-in-ceuta-spain-separate-incidents-different-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/videos-do-not-show-migrant-toppling-cross-or-burning-church-in-ceuta-spain-separate-incidents-different-countries\/21\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Videos Do NOT Show Migrant Toppling Cross Or Burning Church In Ceuta, Spain &#8212; Separate Incidents, Different Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Do videos show a migrant toppling a cross and a burning church in Ceuta, Spain? No, that&#8217;s not true: Neither video used to support the claim is from the Spanish enclave. The first shows an incident from July 2026 in West Bengal, India, while the second shows a fire at a convent in Cuenca, central Spain, in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The claim appeared in <a data-ylk=\"slk:a post and videos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/benoitm_mtl\/status\/2090437557381124494\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">a post and videos<\/a> (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260821155742\/https:\/\/x.com\/benoitm_mtl\/status\/2090437557381124494\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) by the @benoitm_mtl account on X on Aug. 20, 2026. Translated from French, it read:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ceuta, in Spain \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Are you starting to understand? \ud83d\udc40\u271d\ufe0f\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Image sources: post by @benoitm_mtl on X.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The first video &#8212; showing the man on the roof &#8212; shows an incident from July 5, 2026, in Subhashgram, West Bengal, India, when a mob vandalized an <a data-ylk=\"slk:under-construction church;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/catholicconnect.in\/news\/subhashgram-church-vandalism-sparks-fresh-fears-over-attacks-on-christians-in-west-bengal\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">under-construction church<\/a> (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260821153526\/https:\/\/catholicconnect.in\/news\/subhashgram-church-vandalism-sparks-fresh-fears-over-attacks-on-christians-in-west-bengal\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). Video from the scene shows an attacker pulling crosses down from the roof.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Another video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/ItNaTFEYvjI\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Another video<\/a> (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260821160925\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/ItNaTFEYvjI\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) of the same incident, showing the same man, is embedded below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The second video &#8212; showing flames at the entrance of a building &#8212; is from an <a data-ylk=\"slk:arson fire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rtve.es\/noticias\/20240503\/hombre-detenido-provocar-incendio-convento-concepcionistas-cuenca\/16087657.shtml\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">arson fire<\/a> (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260821160034\/https:\/\/www.rtve.es\/noticias\/20240503\/hombre-detenido-provocar-incendio-convento-concepcionistas-cuenca\/16087657.shtml\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) at the Convent of the Franciscan Conceptionists in Cuenca, Spain, in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:The video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/MdIc-rCcKv8?si=5YWxtysTt0yZQ1tj\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The video<\/a> (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260821160323\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/MdIc-rCcKv8\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) is embedded below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/fact-check-videos-not-show-231739565.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do videos show a migrant toppling a cross and a burning church in Ceuta, Spain? 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