Conspiracy Theories Spread Online About FEMA Emergency Alert Test
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Halloween may come early this year as millions of vaccinated Americans risk turning into zombies following a nationwide test of FEMA’s Emergency Alert System—at least according to some of the fringe conspiracy theories spreading about the agency’s upcoming assessment plans.
The capabilities test, which was announced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in August, will take place Wednesday at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET and involve both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). The EAS alerts will be broadcast on radios and televisions, and the WEA alerts directed to all consumer cell phones. According to FEMA, the message will read “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” Seven nationwide EAS tests have taken place previously, but this will be just the second nationwide WEA test.
