For Fact's Sake
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A podcast from Ferret Fact Service about truth and falsehoods on the internet.
Ferret Fact Service is a fact-checking project based in Scotland. We'll round-up our latest fact-checks and discuss the best ways to spot misinformation, wherever it crops up.
Find out more at: https://theferret.scot/ferret-fact-service/ (https://theferret.scot/ferret-fact-service/)
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How could 'fake news' impact elections in India?
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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What are the biggest fake news trends in this election year?
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Will AI misinformation sway the general election?
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Are journalists being targeted in Gaza?
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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How did 'fake news' cause Scotland's witch trials?
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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What does it take for a politician to lose their job?
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Who is 'Argentina's Donald Trump'?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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How can online investigators expose Israel-Gaza propaganda?
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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For Fact's Sake podcast: How is misinformation fuelling the anti-abortion movement?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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For Fact’s Sake podcast: Does being bullied push people towards conspiracy theories?
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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How are online scammers using artificial intelligence?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Does the latest box office hit promote child trafficking conspiracies?
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Why do women footballers still face so much abuse online?
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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How will the climate crisis affect our future?
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Why is climate denial still so common?
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Why is the far-right spreading disinformation about French unrest?
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Are strategic legal threats killing good journalism?
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Is the far right taking over Elon Musk's Twitter?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Why is deepfake porn so harmful?
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May 18, 2023 |
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Why is bad diet advice online so dangerous?
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May 04, 2023 |
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Why are conspiracy theorists obsessed with George Soros?
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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How is the British far right weaponising misinformation?
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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How did conspiracy theories lead to an attempted coup in Germany?
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Why is the 'incel' movement so dangerous?
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Is Russia losing the information war with Ukraine?
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Will ChatGPT make it easier to spread lies online?
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Why are young men drawn to Andrew Tate?
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Christmas strikes special w/ Eve Livingston
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Who Owns Urban Scotland? w/ Karin Goodwin
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Migration, Manston and the asylum backlog
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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What is 'cyberchondria'? Health anxiety, misinfo and Dr. Google
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Anas Sarwar's NHS waiting times claim and Rhiannon Davies on Govanhill misinformation
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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How do people spread a conspiracy like flat earth? w/Carlos Diaz Ruiz
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Can you be vaccinated against misinformation? w/ Sander van der Linden
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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How do you know someone is an expert? w/ Prof Thora Tenbrink
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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The energy crisis w/Fraser Stewart
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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How do we perceive unions today? w/Eve Livingston
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Unions and misinformation w/Eve Livingston
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Are Councils Working? special w/ Jamie Mann and Paul Dobson
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Open Source investigating with Bellingcat
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Freedom of Information w/ Carole Ewart
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May 25, 2022 |
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The Doomsday Clock w/ Herbert Lin
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May 11, 2022 |
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Council Elections & Representation w/ Ballot Box Scotland
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Cryptocurrency, NFTs and the risks of new platforms w/ Liv McMahon
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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From the Margins and citizen journalism with Rachel Hamada
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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The Scottish census, and LGBTQ+ data with Dr Kevin Guyan
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Ukraine, misinformation and war propaganda w/Ernie Piper (Logically)
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Technology & Automated Fact Checking w/ Andrew Dudfield (from Full Fact)
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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23: PartyGate & Freedom of Information w/ Jenna Corderoy (openDemocracy)
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Long Covid and Christmas myths
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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The facts about channel crossings
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Misleading memes about MPs
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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What is the Just Transition? Is the Scottish Government walking the talk on emissions?
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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The FFS Show Episode 18: How Green is Scotland, and a scary quiz
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Boris Johnson or Andrew Marr - Who was right on wages?
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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NHS under pressure
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Right Said Fred is Wrong About COVID (w/ Nik Williams)
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Misleading headlines on trans young people, and penguins falling over
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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An FFS Show GERS special
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Boris Johnson misinformation called out, and Peter Geoghegan on Covid-19
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Episode 11: Is Scotland lagging behind on vaccines?
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Episode 10: Covid-19 in Dundee vs Bolton and what are school children being urged to sing?
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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The FFS Show Episode 9: How will pupil assessments work this year and did Nicola Sturgeon miss COBRA meetings?
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Episode 8: Scots vaccine death stats, and how to talk to conspiracy theorists
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Episode 7: How well did the media report on Covid-19?
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May 19, 2021 |
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Episode 6: Prof John Curtice interview and more debate claims
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May 05, 2021 |
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Episode 5: The party leaders clash (again)
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Episode 4: Clash of the party leaders
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Episode 3: Vaccine claims (again), Royal Family, and QAnon
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Episode 2: PPE shortages and anti-vaxxers
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Episode 1: The vaccine has landed
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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The FFS Show trailer
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Jan 26, 2021 |