Claim: To save on your electricity bill this winter all you need is a small piece of wire to bypass your electricity meter.
Fact-check: Tampering with electricity meters to try and save on energy bills is illegal and dangerous - Full Fact
Verdict: tampering with a meter is illegal, and can also be dangerous.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2022-12-21T00:00:00