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Florida Officials Apologize for Early Morning Emergency Alert Test Error

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Source: WFTV Orlando
Florida Officials Apologize for Early Morning Emergency Alert Test Error
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An Emergency Alert test was sent out to an unknown number of people in Florida at 4:45 a.m. due to a contractor sending the wrong technical specifications, causing the message to be pushed out over cellphones instead of televisions. Officials have apologized for the error and urge people not to disable the alerts in the future, despite misinformation spreading on social media.

Topics:nation#apology#emergency-alert#florida#mistake#social-media#technology
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  1. Officials apologize after ‘Emergency Alert’ test sent in ‘error’ to cell phones at 4:45 a.m.  WFTV Orlando
  2. Why did Floridians wake up to an early-morning emergency alert?  WFLA News Channel 8
  3. Florida apologizes for sending emergency alert test at 4:45 a.m.  CNN
  4. Florida emergency alert test sent at 4:45 am draws angry response, has DeSantis threatening to fire someone  Fox News
  5. 'Stop Wake Act': After 4:45 a.m. alert, Blaise Ingoglia vows to ban late/early emergency tests  Florida Politics

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