Obama wasn’t held in Guantanamo Bay
Barack Obama was not arrested in 2019 and held in Guantanamo Bay. Read
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Jess Hacker
Health Policy Journalist
Jess joined Full Fact in 2024 as a health policy journalist. Before this she covered health and primary care for GP magazine Pulse and its sister titles. In 2023, she received the PPA Next Gen Award and was named in its 30 Under 30.
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NHS diversity officers don’t all make £96,000
The starting salary for an NHS diversity officer in England seems to be around £25,000. Read
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Mpox isn’t in the Covid vaccine
Mpox is not an ingredient in AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine. Read
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Benefits claims for autism and ADHD have not increased by 200,000
Contrary to claims in the Telegraph, benefits claims for under-18s with autism and ADHD have not increased by 200,000 since Covid. Read
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Vaccines are not ‘poison’
Vaccines are tested and monitored to a much higher standard than most other medicines. Read
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Conservatives wrong to claim GPs are striking for first time in 60 years
An X post by the Conservative party wrongly suggests GPs are striking for the first time in 60 years. Read
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Incorrect claims about Muslims in England recirculating on Facebook
Many of these claims are either wrong or unevidenced, but the viral claims have been shared since 2017. Read
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Promotion for oximeter not endorsed by NHS hospital
A video promoting an oximeter that was supposedly developed by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is actually false. Read
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GP patient list has not increased by 6.4 million since 2019
NHS data shows the number of patients registered in England has increased by about half this figure in the last five years. Read
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Bill Gates is not making ‘maggot milk’
Bill Gates isn’t promoting “maggot milk” as a solution to child malnutrition, but at least one other company has launched such a product. Read
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