For Fact's Sake

Our final episode before the Scottish Parliament election is here. 

In a special election-themed podcast, we look at some of the claims in the third leader's debate on Channel 4, and interview special guest Professor John Curtice.

The FFS Show is hosted by The Ferret's fact-checkers Ali Brian and Mags Taylor. Follow us on Twitter at @AlastairBrian and @MagsTaylorish.

The music for this show is by Kevin Hartnell, under a CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

The party leaders are at it again! Another televised head-to-head-to-head-to-head-to-head on STV, fact-checked by Ali and Mags.

The FFS Show is hosted by The Ferret's fact-checkers Ali Brian and Mags Taylor. Follow us on Twitter at @AlastairBrian and @MagsTaylorish.

The music for this show is by Kevin Hartnell, under a CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Episode 4 features a bumper fact-check on claims made by each of the five Scottish party leaders in the BBC's televised debate.

We also the second part of our interview with Vice News misinformation reporter David Gilbert. He tells us how QAnon has got traction in the UK.

The FFS Show is hosted by The Ferret's fact-checkers Ali Brian and Mags Taylor. Follow us on Twitter at @AlastairBrian and @MagsTaylorish.

The music for this show is by Kevin Hartnell, under a CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

In episode 3, Mags has been looking at a claim about the contraceptive pill, blood clots and the Covid-19 vaccine. Ali has been analysing just how popular the Royal Family is.

We also have an interview with Vice News misinformation reporter David Gilbert, who tells us all about the conspiracy theory QAnon.

The FFS Show is hosted by The Ferret's fact-checkers Ali Brian and Mags Taylor. Follow us on Twitter at @AlastairBrian and @MagsTaylorish.

The music for this show is by Kevin Hartnell, under a CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

This episode delves into whether or not there were shortages of PPE during the pandemic, as well as looking at what goes into a vaccine (Hint: not exactly what anti-vaxxers say).

We also explain how you can check the veracity of viral images online.

The FFS Show is hosted by The Ferret's fact-checkers Ali Brian and Mags Taylor. Follow us on Twitter at @AlastairBrian and @MagsTaylorish.

The music for this show is by Kevin Hartnell, under a CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

This week we are discussing two of our recent fact-checks, both on the Covid-19 vaccine.

We looked at how to avoid being scammed by a fake vaccination appointment message, and some viral claims about the vaccine in a widely-shared social media post.

The FFS Show is hosted by Ferret fact-checkers Ali Brian and Mags Taylor. Follow us on Twitter at @AlastairBrian and @MagsTaylorish.

The music for this show is by Kevin Hartnell, under a CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

The FFS show is brand new Scottish podcast about the world of factchecking and misinformation.

Hosted by Alastair Brian and Margaret Taylor, the FFS show will bring you the best of the Ferret Fact Service - a non-partisan fact-check project based in Scotland, as well as interviews with experts and advice on spotting disinformation and what you can do about it.