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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FFS explains: Do refugees increase crime in the UK?
Protests and riots were sparked by the fatal stabbings of three young girls in Southport, after false speculation spread online
Nine spycops snooped on anti-nuclear protests in Scotland
At least nine officers from London’s secret undercover policing unit, known as spycops, aided the infiltration and surveillance of
Claim 27 per cent of pensioners are millionaires is Mostly True
The Labour government’s decision to scrap winter fuel payments for about 10 million pensioners in England and Wales has
Claim SNP has power to scrap two-child cap in Scotland is Half True
The new Labour government is under pressure to scrap the controversial ‘two-child cap’. SNP politicians, alongside many Labour MPs opposed
Ministers bow to salmon industry pressure on pesticide
A new safety limit on a pesticide that kills marine wildlife has been delayed by four years following pressure from
FFS explains: AI and healthcare
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term that has catapulted into the public’s consciousness in recent years, as the technology
Half of Argyll commercial forests flouting green rules, says watchdog
Environmental rule breaking in Argyll’s commercial forests has polluted protected lochs, including one home to Scotland’s rarest freshwater
Fact check: SNP manifesto
The SNP was the largest Scottish party at Westminster during the last parliament, and has launched its manifesto as it
Fact check: Scottish Labour manifesto
Scottish Labour launched its manifesto this week, as it seeks to take seats across the country and become the biggest
Claim Scots could face jail time for having unregistered chickens is Half True
A Scottish policy around keeping chickens has been drawn into the international debate around personal freedom and government overreach. An
Explained: Why are Scottish universities worried about money?
In recent months questions have been raised about the viability of the current funding system for Scotland’s higher education
Universities on the edge: How can we solve the funding crisis?
Sitting in the midst of the usually buzzing Strathclyde University campus you might be forgiven for forgetting that – with three