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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Claim ‘Welcome to Scotland’ slogan cost $162,972 is Mostly False
Scottish tourism is the focus of a viral meme which has been shared thousands of times across the world in
Dundee council ‘raided’ common good fund for £5.5k Lord Provost portrait
Dundee City Council has been criticised by one of Scotland’s biggest trade unions and the Scottish Conservatives for using
Fact check: Jo Swinson’s claim on education inequality
Liberal Democrat leadership candidate Jo Swinson was the centre of controversy over university education during an episode of BBC Question
Property industry treats top Scots politicians to £5,000 dinner in Cannes
The property industry entertained leading Scottish politicians with champagne and veal in a secret £5,000 VIP dinner at a
Scotland urged to reject sex work policy linked to violent crime increase in Ireland
Campaigners have called for Scotland’s lawmakers to reject a sex work policy after recent statistics showed that violent crime
Tories accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ after £120k spent on Mundell’s foreign trips
The SNP has slammed Conservative criticism of Nicola Sturgeon’s foreign visits after it emerged that the UK government’s
How did Scottish MPs vote over Brexit?
Recent weeks have seen a dizzying number of votes at Westminster as MPs decide how best to deal (or no-deal)
Claim an independent Scotland would need to join the euro is Mostly False
A debate on television led to significant discussion online after a Sky News host and SNP politician Ian Blackford disagreed
Westminster bill risks ‘flood’ of foreign dark money into politics
A Westminster bill to scrap a time limit on donations to political parties from UK citizens living abroad could unleash
Claim Labour voted against carers’ benefit increase is Mostly True
A list of Labour MSPs has been circulating round social media, with attached criticism for voting against a Scottish Parliament
Fact check: Does the Scottish Government have the power to help WASPI women?
The issue of pension inequality has again been in the news, after it was brought up in the UK parliament
Claim workplace levy is SNP ‘car park tax’ costing £500 per year is Half True
One of the most controversial aspects of the Scottish budget was only added at the eleventh-hour. The so-called ‘car park