‘Completely ridiculous’: Dick Smith accuses RMIT ABC Fact Check unit of dishonesty

Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith has accused the RMIT ABC Fact Check unit of being dishonest, claiming his comments were misconstrued. Mr Smith previously stated no country had been able to run entirely on renewable energy. The RMIT ABC Fact Check unit allegedly conflated electricity with total energy use, claiming Albania, Bhutan, Nepal, and Paraguay were run off 100 per cent renewable energy. Mr Smith has disputed the claim. “It is just completely ridiculous. They have motor vehicles and transport in those countries all running on fossil fuels,” he told 2GB radio.