Claim: A WhatsApp message asking people to pay their pending electricity bills, warns them of power disconnection to their houses.
Fact-check: This WhatsApp message asking people to clear their pending electricity bills is a fraudulent one - FACTLY
Verdict: the viral message circulating on social media is a fraudulent one. the telangana state southern power distribution company limited  and several other state power distribution companies issued a clarification confirming that the message is fake. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2022-08-25T11:14:59