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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QAnon: Scottish child abuse protests linked to US conspiracy cult
Protests against child trafficking in Scottish cities have links to a far-right conspiracy cult from America called QAnon that believes
MSPs call on social media firms to crack down on coronavirus misinfo
Social media companies are being asked to ensure their platforms are not used to spread Covid-19 misinformation after The Ferret
Facebook bans Scots far right group linked to neo-Nazis and terrorism
Reporting by Billy Briggs, Joshua Martin and Liam Turbett A far right group with links to neo-Nazis, a convicted paedophile
Revealed: The dark-money Brexit ads flooding social media
Over the past week tens of thousands of pounds has been spent on Facebook adverts promoting a No Deal Brexit.
Scotland Office used tax-payer funded Facebook ads to ‘manipulate voters’
UK civil servants have been accused of using taxpayer cash to manipulate potential voters on Facebook, which one critic said
UK spy agencies share social media data with foreign governments, say critics
Millions of Facebook and Twitter accounts may have been analysed by UK intelligence agencies and personal data shared with foreign
Angry far right posts are dominating political Facebook
A trove of Facebook reaction data shows that right wing parties have become adept at using anger to outperform their
Exposed: the abusive pirates trying to avoid fishing laws
An intelligence network aimed at helping hundreds of fishermen avoid getting caught fishing illegally around Scotland’s coast has been
Facebook cracks down on Kurdish content
Facebook has banned Glasgow Girl Roza Salih for posting a photo of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan alongside a quote
Ministers drop consultant exposed as pro fracking
The Scottish Government awarded a major contract to investigate the environmental impact of fracking to a vocal supporter of the