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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How is climate change impacting Scotland?
Climate change is often spoken of as a future threat to humanity. But Earth’s climate has already been warmed
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 vaccine causes more harm than Covid-19 is False
The Covid-19 vaccine continues to be a subject of controversy, with commentators and anti-vaccine campaigners criticising its development and rollout.
Only one in four Scots would oppose a ban on alcohol advertising in sport
Just one in four Scots would not support a ban on sports sponsorship by the alcohol industry, according to a
Weed killer linked to cancer still used by every Scots council
Every Scottish council is still spraying a weed killer linked to cancer and biodiversity loss, with new figures obtained by
Facebook campaigns opposing anti-vaping laws prompt concern
Organisations that do not disclose their funders are running astroturf campaigns that have spent over £60,000 on Facebook adverts
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
Claims SNP funding ‘paedophile charter’ lobbying groups are FFS
A blog post alleging that the SNP has channelled public funding to voluntary groups that advocate lowering the age of
Fact check: Politicians’ claims about PPE shortages
Reports of personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages have been a running theme since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In
Fact check: debunking myths about coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak, Covid-19, is having a significant impact on people’s lives across the globe. It has also led
“My mother didn’t want me to be cut”: female genital mutilation in the UK
Rahma’s mother didn’t want her daughter to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), a procedure that involves cutting or
Mosul: the appalling human cost of the battle to defeat IS
It’s late afternoon in Iraqi Kurdistan and Hasar Husein and Haithan Abdul Kareem lie side by side on stretchers