Claim: Facebook posts about the dangers of consumers receiving a package as part of a brushing scam warn that the lone act of scanning a malicious QR code — a code found inside the unsolicited parcel — can immediately compromise a user's phone and personal and financial information, and drain their bank accounts.
Fact-check: Warnings About Malicious QR Codes in Brushing Scams Exaggerate Danger
Verdict: Mixture
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Jordan Liles
Date published: 2024-12-17T00:45:18