Salmon farms broke the law by letting fish suffer, say government regulators
Two salmon farming companies have been accused of allowing fish to die in pain at three farms in Scotland, after the release of covert video footage.
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It’s part two of our For Fact’s Sake podcast mini series on the election year.
In this episode we spoke to Tori Marland, Deputy Editor for Europe for Logically Facts, about the potential trends in disinformation that we will likely see in the election campaign in the UK.
And in our new ‘Truth Tracker’ segment, we discuss what is really known about Kate Middleton amidst the controversy around her health and whereabouts.
Show notes:
- See more of Tori’s work at Logically Facts here.
- Our explainer on 15 minute cities is here.
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All the sources used in our checks are publicly available and the FFS fact-checking methodology can be viewed here.
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