More than half of Brits have believed fake news on social media

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Less than one in five people who get their news from social media always check whether it is true.     A poll of 2,000 people found four in 10 now get their news from social media - but 56 per cent have believed something which later turned out to be false.     Overall, one in five (21 per cent) believe social platforms are always or often trustworthy, with nearly half (47 per cent) of these convinced by the inclusion of pictures and video from the event being reported on.     With news about energy bills never far from the headlines, documentary maker Ross Kemp has teamed up with Smart Energy GB [https://www.smartenergygb.org/] to help households answer some of the most common questions about smart meters.     This comes as 32 per cent have seen a story about the devices in the media within the last year, but half of them didn’t follow it up with further research.     Ross Kemp said: “With so much news and information available online and on social media, it’s more important than ever for people to know how to separate fact from fiction.

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00:00Many people in Britain use social media to keep up to speed with news and information

00:05But it's also the place where most of us go to fact-check and with so many different opinions out there

00:10It's not surprising that when it comes to smart meter

00:13There's a bit of confusion as to what is what but what I can tell you is this

00:19Four out of five people are happy with their smart meters to set the record straight

00:24I'm about to talk to an expert from smart energy GB

00:31I'm sitting down with director of communications

00:35Victoria bacon to chat about smart meters and to see if you really do have all the facts

00:41So Victoria one of the most frequently asked questions online is what is a smart meter?

00:46So smart meters are the new generation of gas and electricity

00:50Meters that are being installed in homes and small businesses across Great Britain

00:54They replace your old analog meter and they come with a whole range of benefits

00:58Both for you as an individual household and for the country as a whole over 36 million smart meters installed to date

01:06But surprisingly a lot of people don't know what they look like

01:09Yeah

01:09Your smart meter basically looks a bit like your old analog meter the main differences

01:13It shows your energy readings in a digital display rather than in analog

01:17You also get with your smart meter and in-home display units

01:20Which basically shows you the information on how much energy you're using in their real-time and it shows you how much?

01:26It's costing you in pounds and pence your smart meter typically sits in a cupboard or under the stairs

01:31Your in-home display will typically sit for example in your kitchen counter

01:34We know people love their IHG's

01:36Because they can see how much energy they're using in the home and perhaps make some savings in the home as well from looking at

01:44Nothing

01:49Maybe I

01:52Think the answer to this next question could be complicated, but a lot of people want to know

01:57How the smart meters work?

01:59so a smart meter records your energy use very much like your old analog meter used to the main difference with the smart meter is

02:06That it shares your readings automatically with your energy supplier. So you don't have to worry about taking manual readings

02:12You don't have to worry about an engineer visiting your home. For example, it also means you get accurate rather than estimated bills Victoria

02:19Thank you for talking to me, thank you very much. It's been a pleasure

02:22So there you have it some of the most frequently asked questions about smart meters

02:27Answered and to find out more you can go to smart energy GB

02:32org

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