Education, Fact check, Politics
Fact check: Jo Swinson’s claim on education inequality
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from Jo Swinson about the different levels of university access in different Scottish areas.
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Education, Fact check, Politics
Claim more children leave school without qualifications than 20 years ago is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from Scotland secretary David Mundell about young people leaving school without qualifications.
Fact check, Politics, Society
Fact check: Alleged Nigel Farage tweet about Scots ‘coming to heel’ is fake
Ferret Fact Service looks at an alleged tweet sent by Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage after protests outside an Edinburgh rally.
Fact check, Politics
Fact check: Brexit Party claims on EU negotiations and divorce bill
Ferret Fact Service looks at a tweet by Brexit Party candidate Richard Tice on the advantages of voting for his party in the European elections on 23 May.
Politics, Society
Facebook bans Scots far right group linked to neo-Nazis and terrorism
A far right group with links to neo-Nazis, a convicted paedophile and a jailed bomb-maker has been banned from Facebook for hate speech, The Ferret can reveal.
Fact check, Politics
How has polling changed on Scottish independence since 2014?
Ferret Fact Service looks at polling on Scottish independence since the first referendum in 2014.
Fact check, Politics
Claim a Customs Union deal means not leaving the EU is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim that a Customs Union deal would mean Britain is still part of the EU.
Fact check, Finance, Society
Claim Scottish banknotes are not ‘legal tender’ in England is True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the argument over whether Scottish banknotes are 'legal tender' in England.
Fact check, Politics
How did Scottish MPs vote over Brexit?
Ferret Fact Service looks at the series of votes that Scottish MPs have been involved in as the UK Parliament tries to sort out Brexit.