Bizum will not be paid. According to Europe Press, the hoax that circulated on Twitter and WhatsApp this Tuesday afternoon was so widespread that it became a trending topic of the social network recently acquired by Elon Musk and had to be dismissed by the company’s CEO. It made so much noise that even mainstream media like La Vanguardia or El Periódico de Catalunya echoed it.

origin of deception. Apparently, the source of the hoax would have been in a tweet by youtuber Joseju, which quickly went viral and was, as verified, nothing more than a joke. the creator himself. Bizum’s own community manager made jokes After spokespersons for the company officially denied it, mentioning the original message led to the scam.

WE CAN NO LONGER BE FREE⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️

According to BIZUM CEO, from 16.05.2022 BIZUM will charge 10$ per month from all users.

But there is a way to bypass the fee. Send this chain to all your links and you will be exempt from payment.

— Joseju (@Josejusejo) May 10, 2022

However, many users fell for cheating and I played the message caused it to become a hot topic on their own Twitter account, making it easy for the alleged joke to quickly turn into a hoax. It has also started to spread on WhatsApp.

big question. Although the message that is spreading on social networks today is nothing more than a hoax, the truth is that it addresses an issue that many users question: How does our company make money? In 2020, Business Development Director Fernando Rodriguez explained that the idea was to make the car profitable through the fees banks charge businesses that use the car and a set of premium services that they will develop over time.

Similarly, those responsible for Bizum assure that their instruments are a joint project of the Spanish banking system to develop the system and make it available to users, from which they receive financing from several of these entities appearing as shareholders. they don’t have to pay anything. However, it is not clear whether this will continue in the future and that it is uncertainty that feeds such rumors as it is spreading today.

Other recent cases. It would not be the first or last time that social networks have contributed to the extraordinary speed and breadth of a scam. In recent days, colleagues from Xataka Movilidad have denied several: one about the DGT’s alleged fines of 6,000 euros for drivers with a diagnosed disease, and the other about a new measure complicating license renewal requirements for those over 65. Age and one-third for fines for using a cell phone at gas stations.

The claim that ‘La Resistencia’ host David Broncano mocked the victims of the deadly outrage that occurred at Montealto Bilingue Development College on November 4, 2021 was also very popular. Movistar immediately denied it. because the impact on his reputation and business could be disastrous, just like what happened to Bizum.