The European Union's tech chief, Henna Virkkunen, called on Meta and TikTok to "act decisively" to stem disinformation during crises, following talks on August 7 after the Ceuta migrant surge. A wave of social media disinformation, including a false rumor that the Ceuta border was open, is believed to have played a large part in the deadly rush of tens of thousands of people into Spain's north African territory on July 30 and 31. Virkkunen stated that "monitoring must increase, cooperation with fact-checkers to be strengthened," adding that the EU would be following up on Monday.