Claim 'abortion to birth' is now legal in the UK is Mostly False
Changes to abortion law in England and Wales have been misrepresented on social media.
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For Fact’s Sake podcast: Why is the ‘incel’ movement so dangerous?
Ali and Paul speak to Dr Lisa Sugiura from the University of Portsmouth about the Incel movement, a misogynistic online
Man linked to far right Patriotic Alternative Scotland admits terror charges
A far right activist who co-hosted a podcast with prominent members of Patriotic Alternative Scotland has admitted to sharing terrorist
If gas prices are going down, why are energy bills going up?
Media outlets have reported that gas prices in Europe have fallen to below the level they were at the outset
Filmhouse workers demand redundancy pay
More than 50 people who lost their jobs when two cinemas in Scotland were closed are taking legal action demanding
Ditching public appeal to save filmhouse damned
The charity that ran Edinburgh Filmhouse made an “unforgivable” decision not to launch a public appeal to save it from
What are 15 minute cities and why are they controversial?
Conservative MP Nick Fletcher used a speech in the House of Commons to promote a conspiracy theory about “15 minute
Revealed: Tobacco firms lobbied politicians at Holyrood 34 times
Tobacco companies have intensified their lobbying efforts at Holyrood ahead of a potential tightening of smoking legislation and they met
Claim governments admitted Covid-19 virus was not real is False
An enduring claim about the Covid-19 pandemic has been consistently repeated by Scottish accounts on social media in recent weeks.
Island Depopulation: Ireland’s offshore islands a footnote in state priorities
Standing at the end of the pier on 20 October 1960, 24 islanders from four families prepared to depart Inishark
Island Depopulation: Can a small island like North Ronaldsay turn the tides?
It is a pristine morning in North Ronaldsay, and as the sun shines, Malcolm Purvis is re-roofing his barn with
Claim that Brexit allowed faster vaccine rollout is False
It was three years this week since the UK formally left the European Union, and there has been considerable discussion
Island depopulation: Has Orkney bucked the trend?
On the outskirts of Stromness, Luisa Milne gazes out of her porch window and says: “You can’t pay for