Henna Virkkunen said social media platforms must act to keep the digital space safe, especially during crises.

Virkkunen said monitoring and cooperation with fact-checkers must increase, and the EU will follow up on this.

This is the Meta office sign in Brussels, Belgium, from December 2022.

Spain sent most people back from Ceuta, with 70,000 of 72,000 returning, and 80 people died in the crossings.

The incident caused tension between Spain and Italy over migration policies.

The EU's migration chief, Magnus Brunner, called the Ceuta episode a test of the EU's border security and resilience to false information.

Brunner said the crossings were fueled by smuggling networks and false information, but it's too early to say who was behind it.

He warned that the EU must work with Europol and other agencies to track misinformation on social media.

An investigation by Golden Owl found that the migrant rush was likely a planned operation.

Some media outlets, including AFP, are paid by platforms like Meta and TikTok to help stop false information.