https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scotland-national-newspaper-trump/?utm_source=mail.snopes.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=miami-ice-detainees-trump-scottish-newspaper-headline-ozzy-osbourne
For example, a July 24 Reddit post (archived), attached with an alleged picture of the front page of the newspaper attached, read: "Trump is expected to arrive in Scotland tomorrow. This is the front page of The National":
(MrDillon369/Reddit)
The post had more than 29,000 upvotes as of this writing. Similar claims appeared on Bluesky (archived and archived).
We found this claim to be true.
The National published (archived) a front page with the headline "Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland" on July 25 as Trump arrived in Scotland for his visit. The newspaper's front-page story included the subheading "Republican leader, who was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation, will visit golf courses."
The National's official X account posted (archived) the front page with the caption: "Tomorrow's front page. Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland."
The X account also posted (archived) a video that showed one of the paper's journalists, Laura Pollock, holding the print version, stating: "Supporters of Donald Trump are very angry at our front page this morning but we have a challenge for them. Which part is factually inaccurate?"
The description "convicted US felon" is factually accurate. Trump was convicted (archived) on May 30, 2024, by a Manhattan jury on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, related to hush-money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Although he received an "unconditional discharge" sentence on Jan. 10, 2025 — meaning no prison time, probation or fines — the conviction remains on his record.
The National is a Scottish daily newspaper owned by Newsquest Media Group, which has been a subsidiary of the American media company Gannett — publisher of USA Today — since 1999. It began publication (archived) on Nov. 24, 2014, and was the first daily newspaper in Scotland to support Scottish independence.
Media Bias/Fact Check, a tool that provides transparency to a source's biases and objectivity, rated (archived) The National as "Left-Center biased based on editorial positions that moderately favor the left" while giving it a "High" rating for factual reporting due to "the use of credible sources and a clean fact-check record."
Sources
Shalal, Andrea and Andrew Macaskill. "Trump travels to Scotland for golf and bilateral talks amid Epstein furor." Reuters, 25 July 2025, https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-travels-scotland-golf-bilateral-talks-eu-trade-deal-nears-2025-07-25/. Accessed 25 July 2025.
Jackson, Lucky. "The National newspaper front page as Donald Trump visits Scotland." The National, 25 July 2025, https://www.thenational.scot/news/25340181.national-newspaper-front-page-donald-trump-scotland-visit/. Accessed 25 July 2025.
, Jeremy, and . "Trump found guilty in hush money trial." CNN, 30 May 2024, https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/politics/donald-trump-hush-money-trial-verdict/index.html. Accessed 25 July 2025.
Bustillo, Ximena. "Trump is sentenced in hush money case — but gets no penalty or fine." NPR, 10 Jan. 2025, https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5253927/trump-sentencing-new-york. Accessed 25 July 2025.
Press Association. "The National launches in Scotland 'to fly flag for independence'." The Guardian, 24 Nov. 2014, https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/nov/24/the-national-scotland-newsquest-pro-independence. Accessed 25 July 2025.
"The National – Scotland – Bias and Credibility." Media Bias/Fact Check, https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-national-scotland-bias/. Accessed 25 July 2025.
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