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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 13h
A months-long investigation by The Ferret and a group of international journalists found there have been 40 propaganda animations produced by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the past two years – including several using the Scottish Maritime Museum’s 3D scans
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A digital 3D model, displayed against a plain black background. White text above reads: “The Israel Defense Forces used a Scottish museum’s 3D models in propaganda videos.” The image is branded with The Ferret’s logo in the corner.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 16h
🔴 NEW: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used 3D scans from the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine in propaganda videos for its operations in Gaza, Iran and Syria.

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 2d
“Fanning the flames of racism and emboldening far right and fascist beliefs and behaviours has an intolerable human cost"
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A police officer seen from behind wearing a high-visibility vest marked “POLICE” in blue and white lettering. The officer stands in a crowd of people on a city street. White text over the image reads: “Scotland’s rising tide of racist violence: Threats, assaults, stabbings.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 3d
“The protests and the mainstream narrative peddled by politicians demonising Muslims and refugees are emboldening every racist who wants to go beyond protesting and resort to violent attacks”

— Hector Sierra, Stand Up to Racism Scotland
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A police officer seen from behind wearing a high-visibility vest marked “POLICE” in blue and white lettering. The officer stands in a crowd of people on a city street. White text over the image reads: “Scotland’s rising tide of racist violence: Threats, assaults, stabbings.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 3d
Anti-racism campaigners said the rise of the far right and anti-migrant protests at hotels are “causing widespread fear and alarm” while “misinformation and toxic dialogue” are making people less safe.

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 3d
The Ferret found there were at least 17 arrests linked to anti-migrant protests and police are investigating a number of alleged hate crimes.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 3d
Security has been tightened at mosques in Scotland after a series of incidents and police said patrols were being carried out at synagogues following the Manchester attack.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 3d
We documented the rising tide of political violence in Scotland as the debate over immigration grows increasingly toxic and as the Israel-Gaza conflict continues.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 3d
The Ferret’s findings follow a terror attack in Manchester, when two men were killed at a synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 3d
🔴NEW: At least 20 racist incidents took place in Scotland last month including attacks on mosques and asylum hotels, alleged assaults – and the jailing of a neo-Nazi for slashing a student in the face with a knife.

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 6d
🔴 On the day the Tories pledge to repeal the climate change act, we reveal one of their senior politicians in Scotland has been “cosying up” to the UK’s “main climate denial group”.

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 6d
Critics argued Offord’s planned appearance at the event showed climate denial “cranks” were being pulled into the mainstream of Conservative politics.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 6d
It has published papers arguing that carbon dioxide emissions are not pollution but a “benefit to the planet” and claimed climate scientists exaggerate the human impact on global warming.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 6d
The GWPF, founded in 2009 by former Tory chancellor Nigel Lawson, has been described as the UK’s “main climate denial group” and has cast doubt on established climate science.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 6d
Lord Malcolm Offord of Garvel – the Scottish Tory treasurer – will join a panel hosted by "climate denial" group the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) at the Conservative party conference in Manchester next week.

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 7d
“Everyone should protest about radioactive materials being callously discarded into our waters to the danger to the health of children, women and men”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 7d
The Ferret is 10! We've spent a decade digging where others won’t — now we’re taking a night off to celebrate.

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The Ferret: birthday party and relaunch
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 7d
"This ongoing scandal of poor maintenance at the Royal Navy’s nuclear bases is exposing the myth that nuclear weapons keep us safe"
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 8d
Campaigners warned of a “culture of negligence” at “high risk” sites threatening public safety and the environment.

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 8d
“We ask everyone to do just one thing.” From knitting blankets to hauling sandbags, Edzell’s flood group shows how resilience is built together.

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A leafless tree stands in the middle of floodwater, its bare branches spreading wide against the grey surface of the water. White text overlay reads: “It takes a village: a new approach to living with flooding.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 8d
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 8d
Campaigners warned of a “culture of negligence” at “high risk” sites threatening public safety and the environment. They said the pollution dangers were “serious”, and demanded greater scrutiny of waste operations at Coulport.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 8d
In May 2025 we disclosed there had been 12 incidents that could have leaked radioactivity at the nearby Faslane nuclear submarine base since 2023. They included one event in the first four months of 2025 that was given the navy’s worst risk rating: theferret.scot/nucle...
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 8d
We can also now reveal there was an incident in 2017 at Coulport when a waste handling agreement was breached, causing the Royal Navy to conduct a major review of procedures.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 8d
The Ferret reported in August that Loch Long was polluted in 2019 after floodwater was contaminated by radioactive waste at the site: theferret.scot/radio...