Breaking: Kezia Dugdale steps down as Scottish Labour leader

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16. You obviously shouldn't just take what I say on trust.

Here's just one example of some of the misinformation Corbyn and Momentum were spreading during Corbyn's visit to Scotland.

The Ferret's an independent bunch of journalists who're setting themselves up as a sort of mini-Snopes/Politifact for Scottish politics (they've not been slow to criticize the SNP when they felt it warranted).

Fact Check: The SNP could not have allowed public sector bid for ScotRail

The ScotRail franchise is back in focus after a viral video shared by grassroots Labour group Momentum caused controversy.

The video, produced by the Transport and Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and viewed nearly 60,000 times on YouTube, criticises the Scottish Government’s role in awarding the franchise to Dutch company Abellio.

Momentum and the TSSA are campaigning for Scotland’s railways to be brought into public ownership, and the video strongly suggests the SNP chose to award the Scotrail franchise to Abellio instead of awarding the franchise to a public sector body.

A press release accompanying the video included a statement from TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes. It said: “If the SNP are complaining about our campaign it’s because they’re feeling on this issue because they continue to collaborate with the privateers.”

https://theferret.scot/snp-scotrail-franchise-public-ownership

The Ferret's journalists' verdict on these claims is False, just short of the most damning verdict of FFS! You can read their reasoning at the link. The TSSA didn't respond to a request for evidence.

There were other criticisms of what many saw as cheap xenophobia and unfortunate national stereotyping in the video, but those are different issues.