Did the U.S. Embassy in Russia issue a security alert 48 hours before the Moscow terror attack on March 22, 2024? No, that's not true: The sole security alert posted by the U.S. Embassy in Moscow for the month was on March 7, 2024. That w
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Full Fact→ Video does not show a real nuclear attack alert in the US
Footage taken from a ‘mock scenario’ on YouTube has been circulating online as if it shows a real emergency alert.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image of Map Does NOT Show Location Of Sex Offenders In Israel — It’s Manipulated Screenshot From App That Shows Real-Time Red Alerts
Does an image of a map with a cluster of red location pins show the locations of sex offenders in Israel? No, that's not true: The image was part of an edited screenshot taken from Red Alerts - Cumta, an app that alerts people in Israel w
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Scam alert: U.S. government isn’t giving out $6,400 subsidies through Inflation Reduction Act update
“The new Inflation Reduction Act has just been updated to give Americans making less than $50,000 per year up to $6,400 in subsidies every single month.”
AllSides→ Conspiracy Theories Spread Online About FEMA Emergency Alert Test
https://thedispatch.com/article/conspiracy-theories-spread-online-about-fema-emergency-alert-test/ Hall
The Dispatch→ Conspiracy Theories Spread Online About FEMA Emergency Alert Test
Some say it will trigger reactions among vaccinated individuals.
PolitiFact→ No, Oct. 4 national emergency alert test won't turn you into a zombie. Here are the facts.
Misinformation has been spreading about an Oct. 4 national emergency alert test. Here’s what you need to know about the routine test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA’s October 4, 2023, Wireless Emergency Alert Test Is NOT Mandatory On Mobile Devices — It is Possible To Opt Out
Is it true that there will be no way to opt out of the FEMA and FCC Nationwide Emergency Alert Test on October 4, 2023? No, that's not true: If a person does not want to receive the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) portion of the test, they
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Amazon hasn’t ordered delivery drivers to pull over during Oct. 4 FEMA alert test
CLAIM: Amazon has told delivery workers to stop driving for one hour during the Oct. 4 test of the national emergency alert system because phones and other electronic devices will be inoperable.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Conspiracy theories about FEMA’s Oct. 4 emergency alert test spread online
CLAIM: An emergency broadcast system test on Oct. 4 will send a signal to cell phones nationwide in order to activate nanoparticles such as graphene oxide that have been introduced into people’s bodies.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – FEMA’s emergency alert test won’t activate graphene oxide in people
An emergency broadcast system test will “send a specific high-frequency signal … with the intention of activating graphene oxide” in people.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did NATO Just Place 300,000 Troops on High Alert After a Biden Gaffe?
The toops were placed on alert more than a year ago, and not in response to a statement from the president.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Millions weren’t ‘under emergency travel restrictions’ on air quality alert days
“We have over a million people right now that are under emergency travel restrictions … and this is due to poison being released into the air.”
Full Fact→ Emergency alerts system set to cost £25 million over three years, government finally reveals
The Cabinet Office had previously declined to give any figures after claims about the cost of the emergency alerts test were made on social media.
Logically→ No, Fujitsu did not subcontract Infosys for U.K.’s emergency alert system
Full Fact→ Hoax alert about missing boy and dog uses stock image
A post about a boy named Brandon Smith has been shared in community Facebook groups.
Full Fact→ Infosys did not work on emergency alerts system
Claims that Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law’s company got the emergency alerts contract are going viral.
Full Fact→ Emergency alert doesn’t let government ‘take control’ of your exact location
The alert uses 4G and 5G technology to send out a warning to those close to danger.
Logically→ A misleading video about U.K. emergency alert system claims it will create a sense of ‘permanent emergency’
Logically→ You will not receive alerts if you opt out of the upcoming U.K. emergency alert
Logically→ The U.K. emergency alert system cannot activate pathogens in the vaccinated
Full Fact→ Hoax alerts for missing pensioner shared thousands of times
Identical posts falsely claiming a man named Martin Jones has gone missing have been shared across the UK.
Full Fact→ Emergency alert won’t give government access to your location or personal data
The alert works via cell towers that send the message to all connected devices in their area.
Full Fact→ Emergency alert test is not an ‘activation signal’ for a vaccine ‘pathogen’
Posts on social media appear to claim the test will activate a “pathogen” in the Covid-19 vaccine.
Logically→ Phones in U.K. will only work at a limited capacity if users don’t reply to the emergency text alert on April 23.
వెనకున్న గొర్రెలన్నీ ఏదో ఎప్పుడు భయమంటే ఏంటో తెలీనట్టు మొహాలు పెట్టి తల ఊపుతున్నాయి.
Full Fact→ Emergency alert won’t ‘access personal data’
False claims about the emergency alert the government is testing in April are spreading online.
Full Fact→ Emergency Alerts won’t match personal data with information collected during the pandemic
A Facebook post falsely claims that the government’s new Emergency Alert service will collect data from someone’s phone.
Logically→ Phones in U.K. will only work at a limited capacity if users don’t reply to the emergency text alert on April 23.
Full Fact→ Emergency alert phone test on 23 April will not ‘breach GDPR’
This is based on a misunderstanding of how the system works. The alert neither uses nor collects any personal data.
Full Fact→ Fake alerts for missing pensioners are circulating online
The names, pictures and locations of those being sought are false.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Child Trafficking Alert’ NOT Recent & NOT In US — Man Arrested In South Africa In 2019 For Attempted Kidnapping
Does a photo show a man beaten up for "child trafficking" in 2022? No, that is misleading: The image is of a man who was arrested in South Africa in 2019 under suspicion of attempted kidnapping. There was no evidence that his plan was to
Truth or Fiction?→ Arizona Alerts DOJ After Complaints About Right-Wing Ballot ‘Watchers’
As election deniers and conspiracy theorists appeared to set their sights on Arizona (among other states), both state and federal officials have been alerted regarding possible voter intimidation in Phoenix in October 2022. According to KNXV-TV reporte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump, His Allies Can NOT Influence Triggering Of Emergency Alert System
Are former President Donald Trump and his allies able to "implore" the U.S. military to trigger the Emergency Alert System (EAS), a national public warning system, if they don't like the midterm elections results? No, that's not true: The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Entering ATM PIN Number Backward Does NOT Alert Police To ATM Crime
Does a person alert the police to a robbery in progress if they enter their ATM PIN number backward? No, that's not true: The executive director of the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) told Lead Stories, that while a patent and old legisl
Snopes→ Bank Alert Text Scams, Explained
Never click links in spammy-looking text messages that claim to come from financial institutions such as Chase, Citibank, or Wells Fargo.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Active Alert For Highly Dangerous Man In Galveston, Texas — It’s A Clickbait Ruse
Is there an active public warning alert in Galveston, Texas, to be on the lookout for an "armed and very dangerous" man who attacks women as of June 6, 2022? No, that's not true: While the man seen in the post is genuinely a fugitive from
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: Officers Rescued Own Children During Texas School Shooting
A number of rumors came out of the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two adults dead.
Snopes→ FAA Failure to Tell Capitol of Parachute Stunt Led to Alert
The U.S. Capitol Police alert about the plane sent congressional staffers fleeing the Capitol and legislative building.
Snopes→ 7.3 Magnitude Quake Hits North Japan, Tsunami Alert Issued
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness.
Snopes→ Scam Alert: ‘Welcome to CarShield’ Auto Insurance Emails
Readers should avoid clicking any links in messages like these that don't come from official company email addresses.