Thousands of Scots don’t have a home. Some new MSPs have more than one
Several of Holyrood’s newest politicians have property portfolios. Campaigners claim they are “profiting” from Scotland’s housing emergency.
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Claim police numbers up in Scotland and down in England and Wales is Half True
Policing in the UK came into sharp focus after reports that forces in London were using controversial tactics to stop
Fact check: Theresa May’s Brexit agreement letter
Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been met with scepticism by many in her party and across the political spectrum.
Claim student debt has doubled in Scotland is True
Teachers in Scotland have rejected the latest pay offer from the Scottish Government, and look set for industrial action. This
Claim you can get cocaine faster than pizza in Glasgow is Half True
Drug use in Scotland was in the spotlight as BBC Question Time came to Scotland. The programme, broadcast from inside
Claim Richard Leonard supported the Leave campaign in Brexit vote is False
Brexit and a second independence referendum have been predictable talking points at the SNP party conference. The party’s deputy
Claim Scotland spends 10 times more per person on social housing than England is Half True
Theresa May has announced a funding boost for social housing across the UK, saying that £2bn has been earmarked to
Claim 8,000 armed forces personnel will be affected by Scottish tax changes is Mostly True
The UK announced that armed forces personnel would be compensated for tax changes brought in by the Scottish Government. In
Claim that fire service paying VAT was ‘SNP policy’ is Mostly False
The fire service in Scotland has been hard at work this summer after an increase in malicious fires, but a
No rest for Manila’s dead: the front line of the Philippines drug war
The Philippines’ president Rodrigo Duterte was elected in 2016 on a platform of ridding the country of its drug addiction
Claim 60 per cent of Scots farmers voted for Brexit, Tories and against independence is Mostly False
Scotland’s farmers are facing an uncertain future as the Brexit negotiations falter, with the National Farmers Union leader calling
University chaplain calls Pride a ‘gross offence to God’
The “prejudiced” views of a chaplain who hears confessions from students have been challenged after a leading politician questioned his
Claim that Scotland produces more oil than Abu Dhabi and Dubai is Mostly False
The value of oil in the North Sea has been hotly debated in Scotland for decades and was a key