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: Why do women footballers still face so much abuse online?
As the World Cup reaches its climax, For Fact’s Sake podcast looks at the abuse that some women footballers
Claim Scottish Parliament has no borrowing powers is False
SNP MP Mhairi Black appeared on BBC Question Time last Thursday. During the debate, Black suggested that Scotland lacked borrowing
Claim phone alert was contracted to firm owned by prime minister’s wife is False
The emergency alert that appeared on the phones of millions of people across the UK has been connected to a
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Why are young men drawn to Andrew Tate?
We’ve got a brand new series of podcasts, and a brand new name. The FFS Show is now For
The FFS Show 27: From the Margins and citizen reporting with Rachel Hamada
Sam and Ali are back for podcast 27 of The FFS Show, and its a special episode to tie in
The FFS show 26: Scottish census and LGBTQ+ data with Dr Kevin Guyan
For this episode Ali is joined in his hosting duties by Ferret journalist Jamie Mann, as Sam is on holiday.
The FFS Show 25: Stopping Ukraine war misinfo with Ernie Piper from Logically
In this week’s FFS Show podcast, we’re talking about the Ukraine conflict. Want to know how to avoid
The FFS Show episode 4: Clash of the Scottish party leaders
Episode four of our fact-checking and misinformation podcast, The FFS Show, is live! This time, your intrepid fact-checkers Mags and
The FFS Show: A new podcast on fact-checking and misinformation
The fact-checking team at the Ferret has launched a brand new podcast – The FFS Show – about truth and falsehoods online.
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
