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Fact Checks

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.

Alastair Brian Mar 26, 2026

Green Drive

Scotland's disappearing golf courses

Climate change is causing rising sea levels and coastal erosion and 109 Scottish golf courses are at risk. We examined the issue as part of Green drive: Golf and the environmental crisis – a special Ferret series on golf and the environment.

Billy Briggs, Angela Catlin Mar 22, 2026

Politics and power

Reform UK knew its candidates had supported far right influencers, spread Covid-19 conspiracies, and made ableist slurs. The party selected them again.

The Ferret exposed the extreme views of Reform UK’s Scotland’s candidates before Nigel Farage promised to improve his party’s “poor” vetting processes, but many of them have been re-selected to fight the Holyrood election.

Jamie Mann, Billy Briggs Mar 20, 2026

Brian Monteith

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Politics and power

Facebook campaigns opposing anti-vaping laws prompt concern

Organisations that do not disclose their funders are running astroturf campaigns that have spent over £60,000 on Facebook adverts

Billy Briggs, Sean Rankin Nov 7, 2021

Politics and power

‘Dark money’ fears raised over anti-SNP Facebook adverts run by Unionists

A UK Government advisor and senior figure at the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) has funded adverts for a campaign group

Billy Briggs, Sean Rankin Apr 4, 2021