Arms trade, Fact check
Sturgeon’s claim indyref shipbuilding promises were broken is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that promises given to Scottish shipyards before the independence referendum were not delivered.
Ferret Journalists
Fact check, Housing and homelessness
Claim that 200,000 people are waiting for affordable housing is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim 200,000 people are on waiting lists for social housing in Scotland.
Fact check
FFS explains: the GERS report and Scotland’s deficit
Ferret Fact Service looks at the recent GERS report, and what it tells us about Scotland’s deficit.
Fact check
Labour claim that SNP voted down public sector pay cap end is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim that the SNP voted against scrapping the public sector pay cap.
Crime and justice, Privacy and surveillance
Privacy fears as police access data from tens of thousands of mobile phones
In the last three years Police Scotland have successfully obtained data from at least 35,973 phones.
Fact check
The SNP could not have allowed public sector bid for ScotRail
The ScotRail franchise is back in focus after a viral video shared by grassroots Labour group Momentum caused controversy.
Fact check
Sorry Irn-Bru, Scotland’s not the only place where Coca-Cola is not on top
Ferret Fact Service looks at the viral claim that Irn-Bru's dominance makes Scotland the only country where a Coca-Cola product is not the most popular drink.
Fact check
First Minister’s claim that unemployment is down is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim by Nicola Sturgeon that unemployment has reduced in Scotland.
Fact check
Labour’s claim that bus services are ‘grinding to a halt’ is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at Scottish Labour's claim that passenger numbers are reducing and bus services are "grinding to a halt".