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Scottish independence
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Claim blue passports are made abroad and cannot be imported to UK is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looked at a viral claim about new blue UK passports and a 'no deal' Brexit.
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.
FFS explains: estimating the crowds at Scottish independence and anti-Brexit marches
Ferret Fact Service looks at crowd estimation and the claims about the sizes of recent Scottish independence and Brexit marches
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.