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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.
Revealed: nuclear bomb convoy’s 40 safety incidents
The nuclear bomb convoy that regularly criss-crosses the UK by road has logged 40 safety incidents in the last three years.
Claim vaccine causes more harm than Covid-19 is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim comparing adverse effects from the vaccine to Covid-19.
Claim more than 700,000 Scots on NHS waiting list is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks into a claim by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar about NHS waiting times.
NHS admits failures ‘may’ have contributed to death of grieving father’s alcoholic son
The NHS has admitted to failings that "may have caused or contributed” to the death of a 32-year-old who was in its care for the treatment of his alcoholism.
FFS explains: The UK energy crisis
Energy bills are predicted to rise again as the cost of living crisis continues to affect people across the UK.
Director of care home paid £2.27m
A director of a care home firm in Scotland — which is owned in a tax haven and pays some of its staff just over minimum wage — was paid £2.27m in 2020.
Fact check: ITV Tory leadership debate
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claims made by Conservative leadership candidates in a TV debate.
Nurses assaulted amid staff crisis at St John’s Hospital, Livingston
Staff at a West Lothian hospital have been assaulted and inexperienced nurses have been left struggling to run wards amidst a staffing crisis, it has been claimed.
