BBC's "Vampire electronics on standy cost households £147 a year" story is mostly bullshit

I remember this making the rounds about a decade ago and had actually wondered what happened to this claim after it made a big splash. Pointing out their motivations for lying is so helpful. Sometimes it feels like life is an exercise in trying to spot the level of cons we’re falling for at any given moment. The constant level one question is always “but why would they lie about this?”

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