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The FFS Show 25: Stopping Ukraine war misinfo with Ernie Piper from Logically
This episode of The FFS Show focuses on Ukraine, and how you can avoid sharing misinformation about the conflict.
MSP pension fund has shares in Russian bank
The pension fund for Scotland’s MSPs has shares in a Russian bank called Sberbank which has been sanctioned following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
‘Devastating’ nuclear accident risks kept under wraps
A ruling allowing the Ministry of Defence to keep nuclear safety problems secret has been condemned as a threat to democracy, with “devastating” accident risks.
MSPs call on social media firms to crack down on coronavirus misinfo
Dozens of Scottish Covid-19 Facebook groups have been formed in recent weeks, with some being used to promote false information about the pandemic.
War on Europe’s frontier: the Ukrainians risking their lives to join the EU
Five years after the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine, a new movement is campaigning against Russian interference and for stronger EU ties.
The Moscow residents fighting to save their communist era homes
In September 2017, Chris Leslie, award winning photographer and filmmaker, and Dr Jonathan Charley, from the Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, visited Moscow to report on one of the largest urban migration programmes in history.
Edinburgh University criticised for investment in sanctioned Russian bank
Edinburgh University has been criticised for holding shares in a Russian bank under sanctions from both the United States and the European Union.
Claim that Salmond show is on ‘Russian propaganda channel’ is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about Alex Salmond's new TV show on controversial network RT.