Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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How an Orban backed populist think tank is stoking Scotland’s culture war
When MCC Brussels – a soft power outpost of right wing Hungarian president Viktor Orbán’s privately run “pet” University, Mathias
Claim Scottish abortion law bans praying silently in your own home is False
So-called ‘buffer zones’ around abortion clinics in Scotland came into force legally in September, with the aim of stopping those
Claim Labour’s 2019 manifesto called for ‘abortion on demand to birth’ is False
Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, who now sits as an independent, has criticised the party for its stance on abortion.
How to fix the news switch off? A review of our solutions stories from 2023
When The Ferret was set up in 2015 its mission was clear – to scrutinise and hold the powerful to account,
For Fact’s Sake podcast: How is misinformation fuelling the anti-abortion movement?
On episode 19 of For Fact’s Sake, Paul talked to freelance journalist Sian Norris about her work exposing disinformation
Trafficking survivors: the Polish activists supporting Ukrainian women fleeing war horrors
Content warning: violence against women, sexual violence. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Ukraine in February 2022, it created
How a community-run helpline is helping women access safe abortion advice in Kenya
In a leafy Nairobi suburb, the roaring traffic and human bustle of the city’s highways has receded into the
FFS explains: Why are TikTokers criticising the UK Government on abortion rights?
The UK Government is under pressure to explain why it deleted key pledges on women’s sexual and reproductive rights
Tory MSP asked 11 questions on abortion in a month
The Tories’ shadow equalities minister has asked 11 questions this month of the Scottish Government about abortion, prompting concerns his
SNP’s mental health spokesperson voted against move to limit abortion clinic protests
Women’s organisations have raised concerns after the SNP’s spokesperson at Westminster on mental health voted against a motion
US Christian right ‘dark money’ backed anti-abortion Glasgow students
A student council at one of Scotland’s leading universities has criticised the intervention of ‘dark money’ from a right
