Fact check, Finance, Politics
Claim Scotland needs a deficit of 3% or lower to join EU is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by Ian Murray MP that Scotland would need a deficit of three per cent or below to join the EU.
Politics
Arms trade, Politics
UK tried “diplomatic blackmail” to force Mandela to buy Scottish warships
Human rights, International, Politics
Watchdog probes overseas schools funded by UK taxpayers after human rights concerns
Fact check, Politics
FFS explains: UK government’s voter ID plan
Ferret Fact Service looks at UK government plans to require voters to bring identification to polling stations in UK elections.
Fact check, Politics, Society
No, you don’t need bring ID or a polling card to vote in Scotland
Ferret Fact Service looks at incorrect information about what you need to bring in order to vote in the general election 2019.
Fact check, Politics
Fact check: misleading political party leaflets in Scotland
Ferret Fact Service looks at a few misleading leaflets from candidates and political parties in Scotland for the general election.
Fact check, Housing and homelessness, Politics, Society
FFS Explains: what do the manifestos say about austerity?
Ferret Fact Service looks at what the Scottish party manifestos say about austerity before the general election.
Human rights, Politics, Society
Call for UK government to “right the wrongs” of a decade of austerity
Crime and justice, Fact check, Politics
Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that violent crime is at 40-year low is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at the First Minister’s claim on the rate of violent crime in Scotland.