“Smart-city plans are behind wildfires in Tenerife.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 22 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Smart cities refer to cities that use technology to help them run more efficiently and improve quality of life. Installing such technology would not require the destruction of cities, despite social media claims.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 August 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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