Exaggerating the scope of power outages, misinterpreting power outage behavior, and fabricating billing items, the power department responded to multiple rumors about electricity during typhoons.

IT House News on July 12, according to CCTV News, affected by typhoons, heavy rainfall has continued in many places in Guangxi in recent days, and power outages have occurred in some areas. During this period, many rumors involving electricity appeared on the Internet. After sorting out, there are three main types of power-related rumors circulated during the typhoon: exaggerating the scope of power outages, misinterpreting power outage behavior, and fabricating charging items. In response to the statement that "high repair fees will be required to restore power supply", the power supply department responded: It is purely a rumor. Emergency repairs and restoration of power supply are the duties of the power supply department. Residents will not be charged any "restoration fees" or "emergency repair fees." Electricity bills are settled in strict accordance with national standards. If you encounter a stranger asking for payment, you can call the power supply service hotline to verify and do not transfer money. Regarding the rumors that "typhoons and heavy rainfall caused power outages throughout the city," the power supply department stated that relevant claims in Guigang, Qinzhou and other places have been refuted, and there will not be simultaneous power outages across the entire region. Typhoons usually only cause local line failures. It is also not true that the meter will run faster after being soaked in water. After the meter is soaked in water, it will usually stop immediately and will not speed up. If you have any questions, you can apply for meter inspection. As for the statement that "the power supply bureau can remotely damage home appliances along the wires", it is technically impossible to realize it. According to a report by IT House on July 9, there is great uncertainty in the path of the typhoon, but some online bloggers have used large meteorological models to publish their own typhoon path predictions and rainfall predictions on social platforms. In addition, there are some bloggers who, under the banner of “academic research,” use data from multiple large models at home and abroad to predict and warn about future weather. The contents shared by bloggers on self-media constitute predictions or early warnings of meteorological disasters, which may cause social misunderstanding or even panic. Such information should not be posted on social media. Related reading: "Online blogger's release of AI typhoon forecast is suspected of breaking the law: it may cause social misunderstanding or even panic"