Claim 'abortion to birth' is now legal in the UK is Mostly False
Changes to abortion law in England and Wales have been misrepresented on social media.
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The Scottish party leaders came face-to-face in the second televised leaders’ debate on STV, and in episode 5 of The FFS Show we fact-checked a claim from each of them.
Mags and Ali looked at statements from Nicola Sturgeon, Douglas Ross, Anas Sarwar, Patrick Harvie and Willie Rennie about education, the NHS and living wage which were made during the debate.
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