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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Councils sell off 1,850 properties amidst budget shortfalls
Scotland’s cash-strapped councils have sold off 1,851 homes, schools, community centres, civic halls and other properties in recent
Claim knife crime has reduced is Half True
Knife crime has made headlines in recent weeks, after the death of a boy at Irvine beach in May. Kayden
Open for business: Which opposition MSPs meet most with corporate interests?
Lobbying and access to the corridors of power have been key themes of the first week of The Ferret’s
Tory chair’s ex-firm admitted benefiting from bribery
The new chairman of the Scottish Conservatives led a company which admitted benefitting from “corrupt payments” made to a Russian
Torture charity asks governments to better protect women from violence
The physical and mental abuse Sana suffered took place over many years and left her isolated, lonely and “psychologically destroyed”
Claim just under half of crimes went unsolved last year is Mostly True
The Scottish Government continues to be criticised by opposition parties over its record on crime and justice. On social media,
Claim levels of crime are currently at 40-year lows is Mostly False
John Swinney defended the Scottish Government’s record on justice during first minister’s questions (FMQs) on October 26, claiming
Billionaires, lobbyists and a ‘dark money’ trust’: Who funds Scotland’s parties?
Billionaires, corporate lobbyists, a representative of King Charles, companies and individuals linked to tax havens, estate owners who have broken
Fact check: Scottish Conservatives manifesto
The Scottish Conservatives launched their manifesto this week, urging Scots to move on “from the SNP’s divisive independence obsession”
Reform UK suspends Scots candidates for ‘vile and offensive’ remarks
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has suspended two Scottish general election candidates after a Ferret investigation found posts by
Claim SNP roads spending is down 95 per cent is Mostly False
The Scottish Government’s record on roads has been criticised by the Conservatives on social media. In a post on
Scottish Government overturned 4 in 10 planning appeals last year
The Scottish Government has been accused of “stripping powers away” from councils after overturning four in ten planning decisions that