SNP claims about Rachel Reeves ‘chaos budget’ are Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looked at SNP claims about the UK Government budget on energy bills, taxes and unemployment and found them true or mostly true.
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Claim treasury secretary said pensions would be paid by UK after independence is False
The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford made a controversial claim about pensions during media interviews about an independent Scotland.
NatureScot lacked “coherent strategy” to tackle decline of Scotland’s natural sites
A senior figure at NatureScot expressed concern there was no “coherent strategy” at the Scottish Government’s wildlife agency on
Watchdog ruling prompts calls for Covid-19 cash transparency
A watchdog has sparked renewed calls for transparency over Covid-19 funding by public bodies, after a council that followed “dodgy”
Claim that Scottish independence would mean cuts of £5,758 per head is unsupported
Following the release of the latest annual report into Scotland’s public spending, opposition political parties have been using the
Covid-19 graphic shared by John Swinney is Mostly False
Scotland’s deputy first minister and Covid-19 recovery secretary John Swinney was reported to the UK Statistics Authority this week
The FFS Show Episode 10: Covid-19 in Dundee and Bolton, and what are school children being urged to sing?
Silly season maybe upon us but here at The FFS Show we are still checking the facts that matter. Mags
Claim Bolton had lower Covid-19 rate than Dundee is Mostly True
The Scottish Government announced at the end of last week that it was restricting travel between Scotland and the northern
More than one million patients unable to opt out of NHS plan to share personal data
A £63m plan to exploit NHS medical records has been criticised for failing to offer patients a choice over whether
FFS explains: SNP mandate and a second referendum
The SNP returned 64 MSPs in the Scottish Parliament election, and formed a minority government, which will again look for
FFS explains: Scottish independence, the EU and a ‘hard border’
The SNP has pledged to hold another independence referendum “after the Covid crisis is over”. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has
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
Fact check: Scottish party leaders in the Channel 4 debate
The third televised debate between the Scottish party leaders took place on 27 April. Broadcast by Channel 4, the leaders