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I'm seeing a lot of people crashing out about the incident at the border between Spain and Morocco. And about 50,000 people tried to get through. Um, let's just go over some facts because I've literally heard overheard people in public talking about it like Europe is over. First thing to know is that of the roughly 50,000 people, more than 48,000 people had voluntarily returned to Morocco, Spanish officials said. One man told Reuters news agency he was going back, adding, "It's not good at all, and it's not fun either. I mean, people are dying here. If you haven't come, you don't do it." Ceuta is separated by the Strait of Gibraltar, a focal point for migration into Europe. During months there is often a big, typically organized media. Coveted by M another Spanish en has been a Friday. As of Friday evening, more than 37,500 people had been returned to the Moroccan side of the border, with hundreds more going back by the hour. Another thing to know is that these migrants did not get anywhere near mainland Spain. They breached the border here at Fezuta, which is a Spanish territory on the Moroccan mainland. They didn't even make it to Spain. They made it to the Spanish territory in Morocco that migrants go through. It looks very much like people trafficking thing as most illegal crossings are. Sanchez said the surge was caused by criminal networks purposefully misinterpreting the recent Supreme Court ruling. "What has emerged from our talks with Moroccan authorities is that trafficking mafias took a self-serving interpretation of a Supreme Court ruling" which "spread like wildfire", he said. He added that the government would look at reinforcing the border between Morocco, and that Moroccan authorities were co-operating with Spain on the return of those who had entered. And while it is a logistically and visually staggering statistic to see 50,000 odd people all pushing through this one border in one, anyone who's trying to depict this as an invasion is just trying to stir up hatred against foreigners. Like look at all these people who are carrying nothing. They're trying to cross that border in soaked clothing. Some of them don't even seem to have shoes. Whatever the Telegraph tries to tell you, whatever reform UK or anyone on the far right tries to tell you this is not an invasion. This is just desperate people. People who've probably been told by people trafficking gangs that they would get them to a better life in Europe, which as I repeat, has not happened because the vast majority of those people have voluntarily returned to Moroccan territory. I think it's something between like 50 and 60 people lost their lives in this incident. It's incredibly upsetting to think about. But it sounds a lot like Spain and Morocco are already coordinating to make this border stronger, so it's unlikely to happen again at this scale. The visuals are very shocking. The numbers are very shocking. But don't let psychos and racists on the internet twist this into some kind of apocalyptic doomsday scenario. That's not what's happening, but it is a perfect opportunity for people on the far right to stir up fear.