What was claimed
Argos is offering electric scooters and air fryers for £3 in a time-limited deal.
Our verdict
Argos has confirmed that these offers are not genuine.
Fake Argos ‘deals’ on electric scooters and air fryers circulating online
24 November 2022
A number of social media posts advertising fake deals on expensive goods such as air fryers and electric scooters from Argos are being circulated on social media.
Both of these examples claim that the retailer is offering the products for just £3, explaining that this is a limited-time offer.
One of the posts states: “Argos is teaming up with Ninja for an incredible sale. Hurry up and get your hands on the Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Max Dual Zone for just £3!
“Don’t miss out on possibly the best savings opportunity of your life.”
The other says: “Argos is selling 100 electric scooters at a special price this week. Get in on the action! All that's left to do is pay for shipping! Find out or you're in luck.”
Apparent shoppers in the comments claim the scooter only cost them £3.
But a spokesperson for Argos told Full Fact that neither of these offers were genuine.
Posts like these are extremely common on Facebook and we have fact checked them many times before, with recent examples including fake meal offers at Wetherspoons, e-scooter promotions and a Cadbury chocolate hamper.
Image courtesy of Okai Vehicles
This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—here. For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as false because Argos has confirmed these are not genuine deals.