Scottish Politics Fact Check

Just a couple of guys trying to sort out the lies and misinformation in Scottish Politics. Cybernat / Dirty Yoon depending who we're correcting

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@SpawnofJustice @Haitch7 @NicolaSturgeon Well, as you can't provide any sources tp support your claim of the SNP getting less votes than Leave in "subsequent elections" (plural) then I guess we're done anyway

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@SpawnofJustice @Haitch7 @NicolaSturgeon Since an EU Ref was first put to the UK electorate in the 2015 GE I can provide 4 elections where the SNP received more votes than Leave did in 2016 and you can provide ...... 1. Tell me more about this cherry picking while you justify why only your result is relevant

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@SpawnofJustice @Haitch7 @NicolaSturgeon You said "subsequent elections". Plural. If you can't provide more than one example of an SPE or GE after EU Ref to support your claim then, well, not only is your claim wrong but you're the one that's cherry picking

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@SpawnofJustice @Haitch7 @NicolaSturgeon And another one proving the Nationalist claim that an independent Scotland could join the EU with the Pound is wrong. I could keep going but as you would rather peddle your own conspiracy about facts being a nat conspiracy there's probably no point

https://t.co/W4zt9nD1EX

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Claim: Scotland could join the EU without it's own central bank or currency (i.e. Sterlingisation

Verdict: FALSE

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@SpawnofJustice @Haitch7 @NicolaSturgeon Here's another one

https://t.co/iKzK1bRWDI

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Claim: Douglas Ross advocates abolishing Holyrood

Verdict: FALSE. A number of tweets have stated that Douglas Ross believes the Scottish Parliament should be abolished based on comments made in a Policy Exchange speech. The comments quoted have been taken out of context. 1/

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@SpawnofJustice @Haitch7 @NicolaSturgeon No. not cherry picking. You claimed "More Scots voted to *leave* the EU than bothered to vote for the SNP in subsequent elections" & I posted a subsequent election where that wasn't the case. I can also do 2019 election as well if you would like

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@SpawnofJustice @Haitch7 @NicolaSturgeon "More Scots voted to *leave* the EU than bothered to vote for the SNP in subsequent elections"

https://t.co/PW3x9tZZYW

https://t.co/CaiKykIyUF

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Claim: More people in Scotland voted for Leave in the 2016 EU Referendum than voted for SNP in the 2021 Holyrood Election

Verdict: FALSE. According to all verifiable sources, more people in Scotland voted for SNP in 2021 than voted Leave in 2016 by over 20%

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@mcadams883 @GBNEWS No

https://t.co/wTVTmFAUeQ

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Claim: More people in Scotland voted for Leave in the 2016 EU Referendum than voted for SNP in the 2019 General Election

Verdict: FALSE. According to all verifiable sources, more people in Scotland voted for SNP in 2019 than voted Leave in 2016 by over 20%

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@stevenilsen3 @SkyNews @NicolaSturgeon https://t.co/JTHRQLSQZl

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Claim: More people in Scotland voted for Leave in the 2016 EU Referendum than voted for SNP in the 2021 Holyrood Election

Verdict: FALSE. According to all verifiable sources, more people in Scotland voted for SNP in 2021 than voted Leave in 2016 by over 20%

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@PeterDunlop16 @OpulentNetOtter @BBCDavidWL https://t.co/JTHRQLSQZl

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Claim: More people in Scotland voted for Leave in the 2016 EU Referendum than voted for SNP in the 2021 Holyrood Election

Verdict: FALSE. According to all verifiable sources, more people in Scotland voted for SNP in 2021 than voted Leave in 2016 by over 20%

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@bellesareblue @CllrIanMcLennan @dontwantexcuses @RichardBBrown12 Hi, thanks for your feedback. We appreciate your time to fact check our fact checks & ensure accuracy. Unfortunately we've not found anything which contradicts the information in our tweet or supports your claim. If you think this is wrong please let us know.

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@bellesareblue @CllrIanMcLennan @dontwantexcuses @RichardBBrown12 Hi, thanks for your feedback. We appreciate your time to fact check our fact checks & ensure accuracy. Unfortunately we've not found anything which contradicts the information in our tweet or supports your claim. If you think this is wrong please let us know.

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@bellesareblue @CllrIanMcLennan @dontwantexcuses @RichardBBrown12 "Over 1 million Scots voted for Brexit, more than actually voted for the SNP in the May election!"

14 times we've corrected you lies now. Shall we go for 15?

https://t.co/rrcp5zOIEx

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Claim: More people in Scotland voted for Leave in the 2016 EU Referendum than voted for SNP in the 2021 Holyrood Election

Verdict: FALSE. According to all verifiable sources, more people in Scotland voted for SNP in 2021 than voted Leave in 2016 by over 20%

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@DerekCormack3 @hayfestival @NicolaSturgeon @BBCkatyaadler https://t.co/rrcp5zOIEx

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Claim: More people in Scotland voted for Leave in the 2016 EU Referendum than voted for SNP in the 2021 Holyrood Election

Verdict: FALSE. According to all verifiable sources, more people in Scotland voted for SNP in 2021 than voted Leave in 2016 by over 20%

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@WojtusciszynP @marie_arran https://t.co/DQRXyPMwdz

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Claim: More people in Scotland voted for Leave in the 2016 EU Referendum than voted for SNP in the 2019 General Election

Verdict: FALSE. According to all verifiable sources, more people in Scotland voted for SNP in 2019 than voted Leave in 2016 by over 20%

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@Elmo11211 @linaire_mcrae @Artisans17 @fedupofwm @2351onthelist @DarkSideoDunoon @iScotGov @IainCurrie9 @beanbaby111 @Cyril_Matvech @verumandverus @zarkwan @AberdeenIndy @ron_mould @DhuisgearN @CryptoScotGuy @AwayFromTheKeys @Jagsfan1876otig @ga51509630 @fae_paw @DarknessShines1 @sophie46472077 @ifgow @ThePeelTower @keefnotKeith @Hungryharry8 @steveja89368890 @Cromwellian77 @ScotForIndy @glittle308 @claudia38585341 @11Grahamgarden @sallybaloo @Pocimop @bri_dee62428622 @bigstevorfc @EwMc1969 @chinnyreckon21 @BigBhoy18881 @elga_graves @couchpotato4321 @RealCMc1930 @Mart12066536 @Justapenny5 @pmk1967 @AndrewFilby5 @johnmcgh33 @mehercle @Catheri44366771 @bobdavi99306822 "more people voted for Brexit in Scotland than voted for the SNP Gov at the time of the EU Referendum"

https://t.co/uFNzohnqWJ

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Claim: More people in Scotland voted for Leave in the 2016 EU Referendum than voted for SNP in the 2016 Scottish Election

Verdict: FALSE. According to all verifiable sources, more people in Scotland voted for SNP in 2016 than voted Leave in 2016 1/

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@linaire_mcrae @Elmo11211 @fedupofwm @Artisans17 @2351onthelist @DarkSideoDunoon @iScotGov @IainCurrie9 @beanbaby111 @Cyril_Matvech @verumandverus @zarkwan @AberdeenIndy @ron_mould @DhuisgearN @CryptoScotGuy @AwayFromTheKeys @Jagsfan1876otig @ga51509630 @fae_paw @DarknessShines1 @sophie46472077 @ifgow @ThePeelTower @keefnotKeith @Hungryharry8 @steveja89368890 @Cromwellian77 @ScotForIndy @glittle308 @claudia38585341 @11Grahamgarden @sallybaloo @Pocimop @bri_dee62428622 @bigstevorfc @EwMc1969 @chinnyreckon21 @BigBhoy18881 @elga_graves @couchpotato4321 @RealCMc1930 @Mart12066536 @Justapenny5 @pmk1967 @AndrewFilby5 @johnmcgh33 @mehercle @Catheri44366771 @bobdavi99306822 Mr MacKinley was very wrong as the SNP received more votes than Leave in 4/5 last parliamentary elections, inc as recently as May last year.
https://t.co/FXTBqNR7IV

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Claim: More people in Scotland voted for Leave in the 2016 EU Referendum than voted for SNP in the 2021 Holyrood Election

Verdict: FALSE. According to all verifiable sources, more people in Scotland voted for SNP in 2021 than voted Leave in 2016 by over 20%

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@MikeeMikkee @ScotGovBrussels @AngusRobertson @lornaslater "More Scottish People Voted for Brexit than have ever voted #SNP"

https://t.co/FXTBqNR7IV

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Claim: More people in Scotland voted for Leave in the 2016 EU Referendum than voted for SNP in the 2021 Holyrood Election

Verdict: FALSE. According to all verifiable sources, more people in Scotland voted for SNP in 2021 than voted Leave in 2016 by over 20%

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@bellesareblue @Imalright_Jack @youngscud210 @Chunkyferryman @Joxxter67 @isthisab0t @SconeOf @grendel1970 @ginadavidsonlbc @andrewlearmonth @LBC @LBCNews @NicolaSturgeon @AnasSarwar @Douglas4Moray 13th time we've corrected you. YOU'RE SIMPLY POSTING LIES NOW.

https://t.co/5lTyuIvUME

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Claim: More people in Scotland voted for Leave in the 2016 EU Referendum than voted for SNP in the 2021 Holyrood Election

Verdict: FALSE. According to all verifiable sources, more people in Scotland voted for SNP in 2021 than voted Leave in 2016 by over 20%