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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For Fact’s Sake podcast: What are the biggest fake news trends in this election year?
It’s part two of our For Fact’s Sake podcast mini series on the election year. In this episode
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Does the latest box office hit promote child trafficking conspiracies?
An independent film released in the UK this week has taken the US box office by storm, but has run
For Fact’s Sake podcast: How will the climate crisis affect our future?
After our fact-checking series, Scotland and the Climate Crisis, came to an end, Ali and Paul spoke to climate systems
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Is the far right taking over Elon Musk’s Twitter?
On this week’s podcast, we take a look at social media platform Twitter, and the impact of Elon Musk’
Pro-Russian propaganda spreading in Scots anti-vaccine groups
Members of an anti-Covid-19 vaccine group called the White Rose are sharing content from Russia’s state-owned news channel Russia
Facebook removes Scottish pages linked to QAnon conspiracy
Facebook has removed a number of Scottish groups on its platform identified by The Ferret as being associated with a