Fact checks of direct relevance and specifically about matters of national importance in Scotland
Health
An article in The Herald misleadingly suggested the 2006 Scottish smoking ban was behind a 74% drop in heart attacks since 1990. Read
The headline of an article about the Scottish election results was changed by the newspaper. Read
A widely shared Facebook post wrongly claims that 58% of Scotland’s coronavirus deaths took place in care homes. Read
Boris Johnson’s claims about education in Scotland are not all quite right. Read
The Barnett Formula didn’t apply when the DUP negotiated £1 billion for Northern Ireland because public spending in England didn’t change. Read
This page will feature all our fact checks on the SNP manifesto for the 2019 general election. Read
The EU requires most member states to commit to adopting the euro at some point, but in practice it’s unclear whether member states would or could be forced to do so. Read
That data shows Scottish youth unemployment has fallen. But official data shows it has increased in Scotland over the last year. Read
The resolution recommending this said the OECD average of 63% of average earnings should be set as the minimum. Read
Scandalous quotes about Scotland attributed to Boris Johnson were actually from a parody article. Read
