Independent journalist Nick Shirley was chased, threatened, and pelted with objects while reporting in Ceuta.

Posted by The Gerry Callahan Show, Aug 4, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictTrue

Sources: 5 support2 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 70%

The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 4, 2026

- Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary centers on Abdul El-Sayed’s alliance with Hasan Piker and the party’s growing socialist wing. - Footage from Ceuta shows migrants overwhelming the Spanish border as independent journalist Nick Shirley is chased, threatened and pelted with objects while reporting. - Seth Moulton calls for prosecuting ICE and granting citizenship to undocumented immigrants as agents arrest a convicted child sex offender in Massachusetts. …

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Multiple outlets report, citing Shirley's video, that he was chased in Ceuta by a man who threw rocks and a bottle, threatened to stab him, and was escorted away by Spanish police, matching the claim as extracted from the post.

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What we found

Supports. NewsNation reports Shirley recounting that he was chased in Ceuta, that objects were thrown and rocks hurled at him, and that the man threatened 'I'm going to stab both of you'.[2]

Supports. Mediaite describes the video showing a man chucking rocks and bottles at Shirley and chasing him while shouting he would stab them, after which Spanish police escorted the crew back to their car.[3]

Supports. IBTimes reports, based on video posted to social media, that Shirley and a colleague were chased by men, one of whom appeared to brandish a knife, and were escorted to safety by Spanish National Police.[4]

Supports. Newsweek and Primetimer report Shirley's claim of being threatened and chased while covering the migrant influx in Ceuta, with the chase captured in his 29-minute video.[5][6]

Context. The Lead Stories fact checks concern other Ceuta videos (a cross-toppling and church-burning clip, and a Morocco border-crossing clip) and do not address Shirley's chase footage.[1]

Context. Some sources, including Newsweek, frame the threats as Shirley's allegations, and the knife itself is not clearly visible on the video; the partisan outlets add rhetoric not needed for the core claim.[3][5][7]