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: How could ‘fake news’ impact elections in India?
It’s the final episode of our three-part For Fact’s Sake series on elections. This week, we are looking
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Are journalists being targeted in Gaza?
It’s the final For Fact’s Sake podcast of the year, and we’re focusing on the conflict in
For Fact’s Sake podcast: How did ‘fake news’ cause Scotland’s witch trials?
On for Fact’s Sake this week we’re taking a look back to some historical misinformation – Scotland’s witch
For Fact’s Sake podcast: What does it take for a politician to lose their job?
On this week’s edition of the For Fact’s Sake podcast, Ali and Paul talk to Dr Ian Cawood
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
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Does being bullied push people towards conspiracy theories?
On this week’s edition of For Fact’s Sake, Ali and Paul talked to Daniel Jolley from the University
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Why is the far-right spreading disinformation about French unrest?
Images and videos of the unrest in France have dominated international news in recent weeks. But many of the claims
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’
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Why is deepfake porn so harmful?
On episode 9 of the For Fact’s Sake podcast, Ali spoke to Sophie Maddocks, a researcher and digital rights
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Why is bad diet advice online so dangerous?
Dieting and fitness advice is rife on social media, but listening to the wrong information can be devastating to people’
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Why is the ‘incel’ movement so dangerous?
Ali and Paul speak to Dr Lisa Sugiura from the University of Portsmouth about the Incel movement, a misogynistic online
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Is Russia losing the information war with Ukraine?
This week marks the one-year anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. To mark this milestone Ali and Paul