“Criminals are giving out free key rings to people at petrol stations and shopping centres which enables them to track and rob people”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Feb 2018.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This is an old hoax which started in 2008 when Caltex company started giving flashing key rings to their customers as a part of brand promotion in South Africa. The local police and Caltex both refuted these claims. Since then, the same rumour has been in circulation without any evidence
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 February 2018. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 October 2022, 1711 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.