Comment 'The Ferret ran analysis on how accurate statements from the main political parties in Scotland were, and found that 70% of claims made by the Scottish Tories were at the very least mostly false' THE December newsletter for Conservative Party members in the English town of Wellingborough came with a simple reminder: a lie can go round the whole world before the truth can get its boots on – so use that to your advantage. As The National reported at the time, the newsletter advised on “weaponising fake news” and learning that: “If you make enough dubious claims, fast enough, honest speakers are overwhelmed.”