Ian Blackford MP
We’ve fact checked Ian Blackford seven times. Since 2022, we’ve asked him to correct the record once. Join others in his constituency of Ross, Skye and Lochaber to ask him to stand up for honesty in public life.
Your trust should be earned. Any MP making serious claims in public debate should be prepared to get their facts right, back up what they say with evidence and correct their mistakes.
When politicians fall short, we can demand better. Join us and take action for higher standards in public life now.
We’ve fact checked Ian Blackford seven times
Full Fact scrutinises claims made by politicians on all sides of political debate. We prioritise claims that have the potential to cause most harm.
Our team isn’t able to monitor and fact check all claims made by every politician, so this list isn’t exhaustive. It isn’t accurate to use these examples to draw comparisons about the overall behaviour of individual MPs or political parties.
Senior SNP politicians mislead on renewable energy generation
Almost 100% of our entire electricity production comes from renewables.
Ian Blackford, 8 September 2022
The number of people in poverty has remained relatively stable since 2010
“After 12 years in government, the Tories have left the UK economy in the doldrums and pushed millions of people into poverty.”
Ian Blackford, 22 June 2022
Claim that Brexit will cost every Scot £1,600 is not right
“Under Boris Johnson’s deal, the economy in Scotland would be 6% weaker than if we remained”
Ian Blackford, 10 November 2019
We’ve asked Ian Blackford to correct the record once
It’s important that those making claims in public life correct their mistakes. We follow up on our fact checks to ask politicians and media organisations to issue corrections when they get things wrong.
We have been in touch with Ian Blackford about one of his claims. He has yet to correct the record.
Ian Blackford made an incorrect claim about Scotland's electricity production on 8 September 2022
It has been 563 days without Ian Blackford correcting the record
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