Fact check, Politics
Fact check: Theresa May’s Brexit agreement letter
Ferret Fact Service looks at some of the claims in Theresa May’s Brexit agreement letter.
Ferret Journalists
International, Politics
BBC urged First Minister to change her mind on Steve Bannon, emails reveal
The BBC pleaded with Nicola Sturgeon to reverse her decision to pull out of a media conference after she learn that former Trump strategist, Steve Bannon, had been invited to speak.
Education, Fact check
Claim student debt has doubled in Scotland is True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim that student debt has doubled while college places have reduced under the SNP government.
Society
Inequality worse in Scotland since devolution, says study
Inequality in Scotland has got worse not better since devolution, according to a new expert study.
Politics
Sturgeon pulls out of event after BBC invites Trump guru Steve Bannon
Nicola Sturgeon pulls out of Edinburgh conference after learning that former Trump strategist, Steve Bannon, has been invited to speak.
Crime and justice, Fact check
Claim you can get cocaine faster than pizza in Glasgow is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim that it is quicker to get cocaine than pizza in Glasgow.
Fact check, Politics
Claim Richard Leonard supported the Leave campaign in Brexit vote is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim by Keith Brown MSP that Richard Leonard backed the Leave campaign in the EU referendum.
Fact check, Housing and homelessness
Claim Scotland spends 10 times more per person on social housing than England is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the the differing levels of spending on social housing between Scotland and England.
Politics
Tory ‘dark money’ donor fined by Electoral Commission
The Irvine Unionist Club has been fined by the Electoral Commission after not properly reporting a £100,000 to the Conservative Party.