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John Swinney apologised after he was reported to the UK Statistics Authority for sharing an inaccurate graphic on social media DAVID Leask’s commentary highlighting the zombie fact of Scotland being the only country to become poorer after the discovery of gas and oil ( Scotland struck oil but got poorer. Really? Why some nationalists buy the myth , The Herald, July 23) is indicative of the mistruths that are constantly shared on social media. This week we saw John Swinney, an experienced politician, posting a meme on the infectious rate of Covid which had no reference to the source of the statistics being quoted. Providing a half-hearted apology after the event is meaningless ( Swinney sorry over use of graphic , The Herald, July 22). The SNP followers will have leapt on this meme and shared it countless times. I would not be surprised if that is what Mr Swinney would have been hoping for.

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