“Video of a FASTag scam showing smartwatches scanning FASTags and swiping money from them”
What FACTLY found
The alleged scam shown in the video is not true. The National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) FASTag operates only for person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions. No person-to-person (P2P) transactions are facilitated through the NETC FASTag Network. No unauthorized devices can initiate financial transactions on NETC FASTags. The NPCI, PIB and Paytm have issued statements clarifying that the information spread by this viral video is not true. The video shared in the post shows a scripted drama p...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 June 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.