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Claim Anas Sarwar called Billy Connolly ‘vulgar and outdated’ is False
Anas Sarwar was criticised by social media users after it was alleged he had criticised Scottish comedy legend Billy Connolly.
Big brands pay us less, say Black Scottish influencers
It’s a rapidly expanding industry worth billions but Scottish bloggers and social media influencers claim that Black influencers are
Ministry of Defence gags staff on Trident and Scotland
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has banned its military and civilian staff from speaking publicly about Trident nuclear weapons in
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
Far-right Scots vlogger named in report on YouTube extremist networks
YouTube provides a network for far right extremists such as Scot Colin Robertson, aka Millennial Woes, to promote white supremacist
Scotland Office used tax-payer funded Facebook ads to ‘manipulate voters’
UK civil servants have been accused of using taxpayer cash to manipulate potential voters on Facebook, which one critic said
Angry far right posts are dominating political Facebook
A trove of Facebook reaction data shows that right wing parties have become adept at using anger to outperform their
Scottish councils still ‘misusing’ surveillance powers
Councils across Scotland are failing to implement surveillance laws properly, according to inspection reports obtained by The Ferret. The Office
Scots police had access to GCHQ spy programme
Top secret documents revealing that Scots police forces had access to a GCHQ spy programme collecting information on people’s