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.

30 April 2025

There’s no evidence Trump said the president should be impeached if the Dow Jones drops 1,000 points

An image supposedly showing Donald Trump saying this on social media has been circulating for years, and is back again.

30 April 2025

No, MPs can’t claim £50 to buy their breakfast

An oft-repeated false claim is circulating on social media again.

30 April 2025

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

In the run-up to the local elections, Labour is warning Reform UK would make people pay to use the health service—a claim the party’s strongly denied. Full Fact looks at the evidence.

22 April 2025

Quote wrongly attributed to Mexican president recirculates

The lengthy quote has been shared thousands of times on Facebook, but there’s no evidence Claudia Sheinbaum ever said it.

3 April 2025

No, Donald Trump hasn’t called for Skittles to be banned

A video seemingly showing the US president calling for a ban on Skittles and the red food colouring carmine is a deepfake.

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31 March 2025

No, doctors are not going to jail for trying to cure cancer

Viral posts falsely claim it’s illegal for doctors to advise patients on cancer cures.

14 March 2025

Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself

The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists.

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21 February 2025

A Covid vaccine made with HIV protein was trialled but never rolled out

A viral clip from a BBC documentary shows that an HIV protein was used in a Covid vaccine trial, but fails to mention the vaccine itself was scrapped soon afterwards.

13 February 2025

How severe is the pressure on the NHS this winter?

Full Fact looks at what the data says about how A&E departments and the ambulance service have performed this winter.

30 January 2025

Lidl is not selling Smeg kettles for £3

The offer does not appear on Lidl’s website, where the retailer told Full Fact all genuine offers will appear.

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Jess Hacker

Health Policy Journalist

There’s no evidence Trump said the president should be impeached if the Dow Jones drops 1,000 points

No, MPs can’t claim £50 to buy their breakfast

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

Quote wrongly attributed to Mexican president recirculates

No, Donald Trump hasn’t called for Skittles to be banned

No, doctors are not going to jail for trying to cure cancer

Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself

A Covid vaccine made with HIV protein was trialled but never rolled out

How severe is the pressure on the NHS this winter?

Lidl is not selling Smeg kettles for £3

Full Fact fights bad information