“Screenshot of the latest news clipping reporting about smart meters running faster than normal electric meters”
What FACTLY found
The post shared a news clipping published by the Chambal Sandesh newspaper in 2017. In 2017, under Rajasthan’s BJP government, Kota residents alleged that smart meters from private power company CESC showed higher readings than standard electric meters. After a month-long protest in Rajasthan’s Kota City over smart meters, the CEO of CESC company clarified in a press conference that the misconceptions about smart meters showing higher readings than standard electric meters were untrue. He sta...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 August 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 August 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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