Jobs, bills and energy security: Fact-checking claims about Jackdaw gas field
The new gasfield was announced in recent weeks by the UK Government, and a number of claims emerged about its impact.
1 min read
This week Karin Goodwin, co-editor of The Ferret, joins Ali to talk misinformation, sewage and how you can tell if you’re speaking to an expert.
Ali spoke to Professor Thora Tenbrink, a real expert on linguistics and communication, who explained how to spot the subtle signs that someone doesn’t know what they’re talking about, no matter how confidently they say it.
Listen to episode 37 of The FFS Show podcast here.
Show notes:
- Professor Tenbrink’s article in The Conversation is here.
- And more of her academic research is here.
- You can find out more about our work on sewage overflows here.
The FFS Show is only possible thanks to your support. If you want to help us do more fact-checking work, become a member of The Ferret for just £5 per month.
You can subscribe to The FFS Show on your favourite podcast platform.
Image Credit: iStock/shironosov
Read next
Jobs, bills and energy security: Fact-checking claims about Jackdaw gas field
The new gasfield was announced in recent weeks by the UK Government, and a number of claims emerged about its impact.
Claim Glasgow City Council put up posters of ‘high risk’ areas for sexual assault is False
Posters appeared on social media purporting to be from the local authority, but they are fake.
Claim SNP government only increased teacher numbers by 75 is Mostly True
Conservative candidate Meghan Gallacher made the claim in a special education debate hosted by the BBC.
Claim Scottish GP numbers are at record levels is Half True
First Minister John Swinney made the claim in an SNP election leaflet