Fact check, Politics
Prime Minister’s claim of £1,400 dividend of UK membership is Unsupported
Ferret Fact Service looks at Theresa May’s claim that staying in the UK gives Scots a £1400 dividend.
Scottish independence
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear submariners snub the Clyde due to ‘Scottish independence’
UK nuclear submarine crews don’t want to live around the Faslane naval base on the Clyde because of the prospect of Scottish independence, according to an internal report for the Ministry of Defence.
Fact check, Politics
Claim on Scotland’s positive trade balance compared to UK nations is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from campaign group Business for Scotland about Scotland’s exports and imports.
Fact check, Politics
EU referendum: eight controversial Brexit claims fact-checked
Ferret Fact Service takes a look at some of the biggest EU claims on the first anniversary of the referendum.
Fact check
Do ‘mature democracies’ deny 16-year-olds the right to vote?
Former Labour MP Tom Harris said 'No serious mature democracy allows 16-year-olds a vote.' Was he correct?
Fact check
Would an independent Scotland have to join a queue for EU membership?
We examine the claim that an independent Scotland would have to 'join the queue' to get into the European Union.
Nuclear weapons
SNP promise to ditch Trident dissed by US diplomats
The US Embassy in London dismissed Scottish Government plans to get rid of Trident after independence, according to secret cables published by The Ferret.