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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The FFS Show episode 8: Scots vaccine death stats, and how to talk to conspiracy theorists
Mags is back for episode eight of The FFS Show, The Ferret’s fact-checking and misinformation podcast. She looks at
The FFS Show episode 6: Professor John Curtice interview
Our final episode before the Scottish Parliament election is here. In a special election themed podcast, Ali and Mags took
The FFS Show episode 5: The STV leaders debate
The Scottish party leaders came face-to-face in the second televised leaders’ debate on STV, and in episode 5 of The
Edinburgh locals warned over ‘worrying’ Covid-19 conspiracy leaflet
Edinburgh residents have been urged by officials to be wary of ‘very worrying’ Covid-19 leaflets being delivered door-to-door in the
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
