“Government of India introduced a new scrap policy for mobile phones and other electronic goods”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Sep 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
Under the provision of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) of E-waste management rules, manufacturers, importers, and brand owners are required to collect and recycle old and discarded devices. The government has not specified a period for any gadgets to be discarded under EPR
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 September 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 September 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.