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Claim Scotland is first place in UK to get Covid-19 vaccine into care homes is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that Scotland is the first UK nation to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine to care homes.
December 15, 2020
Claim public are ‘lab rats’ as Covid-19 vaccine not safe for pregnant women is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about pregnant women and the new Covid-19 vaccine.
December 11, 2020
Claim that the first person to receive the Covid-19 trial vaccine has died is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim that the first person who participated in the Oxford University vaccine trial has died.
April 26, 2020
Claim Labour’s 2019 manifesto called for ‘abortion on demand to birth’ is False
The former Conservative MP - now sitting as an independent - made a claim about Labour's abortion policy in 2019.
March 6, 2024
Forever chemicals found in 55 per cent of Scottish drinking water
Potentially toxic ‘forever chemicals’ were found in more than half of samples of Scottish drinking water taken in 2023, according to new data.
March 3, 2024
For Fact’s Sake podcast: How is misinformation fuelling the anti-abortion movement?
The podcast boys talk to Sian Norris about her work exposing disinformation around abortion and reproductive rights.
October 12, 2023
How a Nigerian NGO is pushing back against period stigma…one boy at a time
In Nigeria girls are missing school because of unaffordable period products and stigma. Now one NGO is trying a new approach – not only giving out pads, but recruiting both boys and girls to help fight period stigma.
May 30, 2023
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Will ChatGPT make it easier to spread lies online?
This episode of For Fact's Sake looks at the dangers of AI in spreading misinformation.
February 8, 2023
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Why are young men drawn to Andrew Tate?
For Fact's Sake, our refreshed fact checking podcast, looks at the phenomenon of anti-feminist influencer Andrew Tate.
January 25, 2023