{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/media/migrants-filmed-holding-baby-dolphin-aloft-in-ceuta","slug":"migrants-filmed-holding-baby-dolphin-aloft-in-ceuta","url":"https://mediabias.news/media/migrants-filmed-holding-baby-dolphin-aloft-in-ceuta","title":"Migrants filmed holding baby dolphin aloft in Ceuta","subtitle":"Video footage shows a group of men with a dolphin calf on a Spanish enclave beach, prompting an environmental complaint.","excerpt":"Video footage from Ceuta shows a group of migrants holding a baby dolphin aloft on a beach. An environmental organisation has filed a complaint with the Civil Guard regarding the incident, which occurred on Trampolín beach.","category":"Media","area":"European Union","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T01:05:16.604Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-05T00:45:37.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-05T01:05:16.604Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":46,"critic":71,"hype":55,"notes":{"trust":"Multiple independent digests cite El Faro de Ceuta video; no named persons, hedging lowers score.","critic":"Why it matters noted; specific place/date given; next steps mentioned; no quotes, headline sensational.","hype":"Sensational headlines with thin digests create notable hype beyond the limited factual content."}},"tags":["#Ceuta","#Dolphin","#Migrants","#Wildlife","#Spain"],"entities":["Ceuta","DAUBMA","Civil Guard","El Faro de Ceuta"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Video footage shows a group of migrants on a beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta holding a baby dolphin aloft.","The incident occurred at Trampolín beach.","Environmental organisation DAUBMA has filed a complaint with the Civil Guard.","Local outlet El Faro de Ceuta verified the footage of the incident."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Video footage from Ceuta shows a group of people pulling a baby dolphin from the water and holding it up on the beach. The incident took place on Trampolín beach in the Spanish enclave. The environmental organisation DAUBMA has filed a complaint with the Civil Guard concerning the death of the dolphin calf. El Faro de Ceuta, a local publication, verified the video footage."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the dolphin's death"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Daily Mail reported that the dolphin calf was pulled from the water and struck on the head with a stick, causing its death. Internewscast stated that the dolphin was tragically killed after being struck by individuals crossing illegally. The Daily Wire reported that the animal was pulled from the water and struck in the head with a stick. Modernity.news reported that one of the men bludgeoned it in the head with a stick. The Daily Express and The US Sun reported that the dolphin was beaten to death. However, the digest from Fox News stated that the dolphin calf was hit and possibly killed. The digest from WWBL and wfmd.com stated that the dolphin was hit and possibly killed. The digest from Libertad Digital stated that a group of immigrants beat a dolphin calf to death and exhibited it as a trophy. The digest from GB News stated that one migrant allegedly hit the animal on the head with a stick and seriously injured it. The digest from Alerta Digital stated that the dolphin calf was found dead. The digest from The Objective stated that the dolphin calf died at the hands of immigrants. The digest from CLG News stated that the dolphin was pulled from the sea and beaten to death."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre-rated reports mentioned the environmental organisation DAUBMA by name or its specific complaint to the Civil Guard. None of the right-rated reports mentioned the environmental organisation DAUBMA by name or its specific complaint to the Civil Guard."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"CLG News","url":"https://legitgov.org/migrants-accused-of-beating-baby-dolphin-to-death-in-spain","headline":"Migrants accused of beating baby dolphin to death in Spain","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T00:45:37.000Z"},{"sourceName":"WWBL","url":"https://wwbl.com/2026/09/04/migrants-spark-outrage-after-video-shows-baby-dolphin-beaten-during-beach-celebration","headline":"Migrants spark outrage after video shows baby dolphin beaten during beach celebration","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T00:05:10.000Z"},{"sourceName":"wfmd.com","url":"https://wfmd.com/2026/09/04/migrants-spark-outrage-after-video-shows-baby-dolphin-beaten-during-beach-celebration","headline":"Migrants spark outrage after video shows baby dolphin beaten during beach celebration","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T00:05:10.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Fox News","url":"https://foxnews.com/world/migrants-spark-outrage-video-shows-baby-dolphin-beaten-beach-celebration","headline":"Migrants spark outrage after video shows baby dolphin beaten during beach celebration","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T00:05:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Het Laatste Nieuws","url":"https://hln.be/buitenland/ophef-in-ceuta-na-beelden-van-migranten-die-dode-babydolfijn-als-trofee-omhooghouden~ae3ff228","headline":"Outrage in Ceuta After Images of Migrants Holding up Dead Baby Dolphin as a Trophy","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-04T21:09:08.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Libertad Digital","url":"https://libertaddigital.com/espana/2026-09-04/un-grupo-de-inmigrantes-mata-a-golpes-a-una-cria-de-delfin-en-ceuta-y-lo-exhiben-como-trofeo-7455240","headline":"A Group of Immigrants Beat to Death a Dolphin Calf in Ceuta and Exhibited It as a Trophy","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-04T18:13:28.000Z"},{"sourceName":"20minutos","url":"https://20minutos.es/television/patricia-pardo-estalla-con-video-unos-migrantes-con-un-delfin-ceuta-vamos-poner-foco-no-perder-perspectiva_7033037_0.html","headline":"Patricia Pardo Bursts with the Video of Migrants with a Dolphin in Ceuta: \"Let's Put the Focus and Not Lose Perspective\"","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-04T16:12:38.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Deník.cz","url":"https://denik.cz/svet/migranti-v-ceute-vytahli-z-more-delfina-zabery-rozbourily-socialni-site","headline":"Migrants in Ceuta Pull Dolphin From Sea. 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