Independent candidate posts nearly 200 Facebook election ads including AI anti-migrant fakes
An independent MP candidate has spent thousands of pounds posting more Facebook advertisements than any other Scottish election hopeful this year.
Who is vying for your vote on Facebook?
The Ferret analysed information about paid advertising on social media, posted by candidates for Scottish constituencies in the upcoming general election.
Revealed: over 1300 eviction orders granted despite ‘ban’
More than 1,300 evictions were granted during Scotland’s so-called eviction ‘ban’ while many tenants were forced to rack up thousands in debts before being offered social housing.
‘Greenwashing territory’: Tree-planting Abrdn boosts investments in US fossil fuel firms
Scottish investment giant Abrdn upped its shares in a host of US fossil fuel firms last year, while also claiming millions of taxpayer money for a carbon offsetting scheme.
Revealed: The revolving door between fossil fuel industry and the UK Government
Over 100 people from the oil and gas sector have taken up senior government roles, and two dozen have left such positions to work for major oil companies.
Revealed: Chronic North Sea oil spills threaten marine protected areas
There have been more than 2,000 oil spills in the North Sea since 2011, including 215 in marine protection areas.
Billionaire lairds and Tory donors broke rules around rural subsidies
Billionaire lairds, sporting estates and Conservative Party donors in receipt of millions of pounds of public grants are among the owners of businesses which broke the rules around rural subsidies.
‘Nauseating’: Illegal sewage spills polluted protected waters, data suggests
Scottish Water illegally discharged sewage hundreds of times during dry weather, soiling beauty spots such as West Sands beach at St Andrews.
‘Profiting from pain’: Staffing agencies made millions from the NHS
Private firms supplying medical staff to NHS Scotland have made millions of pounds of profit and paid some directors up to £800,000.