I don't remember ever hearing this, and a quick google search comes up empty. Skeptical about this claim.
But then people complain it's not charged to 100% even though they left it charging all night, and because it's easier to lie to people than teach them stuff, they lie.
If you can't charge the battery to 1000 mAh, then state so.
https://www.androidauthority.com/how-long-phone-charge-30646...
In old Android phones you could even get those additional 3% by unplugging at 100%, seeing the battery immediately go to 97% and then plugging again. My old Galaxy S4 Mini would even report 94% in such cases - I originally found out about this due to this discrepancy.
The iPhone gives you more of a "gas tank" indicator, as in that 1% charge left is actually closer to 10-15%. Same with 100% - hell knows how much it really is.