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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Fact check: the BBC Scottish leaders debate
The leaders of Scotland’s main political parties took part in the first televised debate ahead of the 2021 Scottish
Highland hunting clients paying up to £8,000 to shoot ‘trophy’ animals
A company promoting the trophy hunting of animals in northwest Scotland offers people the chance to shoot rare stags for
Scottish Welfare Fund failing families in financial crisis
The Scottish Welfare Fund, which the Scottish Government claims is there to help people who need it most, has failed
Deleted police records on thousands of Scots still held by other public bodies
Data on thousands of Scots that has been deleted from a controversial Police Scotland database over privacy concerns may still
Probe sparks calls for Scots property ownership data to be free
A series of investigations by The Ferret have sparked calls for the Scottish Government to publish data on Scottish property
Police Scotland taser use up sixfold in four years
The number of times tasers were deployed by Police Scotland to confront suspects has shot up from 13 to 80
2,553 devices awaiting digital analysis, say police
Police Scotland has a backlog of 2,553 electronic items awaiting digital forensic analysis, The Ferret can reveal. A reply
Fact check: misleading political party leaflets in Scotland
The 2019 general election has been beset by false and misleading claims. Many of these have come through the letterboxes
FFS Explains: what do the manifestos say about austerity?
Austerity is a major election talking point, as the different parties announce their plans for how to deal with the
Tories and LibDems given £658,000 by firms linked to tax havens
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have accepted £658,000 to help fight the general election from companies with links to
Election 2019: how marginal is your constituency over Brexit?
With the general election less than a month away, Brexit is inevitably a central part of the campaign. Each main
Claim about Labour MPs in Leave-voting constituencies is Mostly False
Westminster is currently shut down for up to five weeks as MPs begin the highly-contested prorogation and tensions are rising