Don’t worry. This is a test. It is only a test. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, Americans will see their phones light up and hear it make a noise or vibrate following a nationwide test of emergency alert ...

In early September 2023, readers asked Snopes for confirmation of reports they had seen online claiming that a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) ...

On Oct. 4, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency ...

Your cellphone will blare Wednesday afternoon to alert you of a national emergency – but don't worry, it's only a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Federal Communications Commission ...

Millions of cellphones across the U.S. buzzed at 2:18 p.m. ET on Wednesday in the first test of the new "Presidential Alert" wireless warning system. “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency ...

As FEMA and the FCC made preparations for a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system on Oct. 4, 2023, social media users shared warnings that ...