The government of Hawaii scared the populace with a text message to cellphone users just after 8 a.m. local time Saturday alerting them to an incoming ballistic missile. The alert was reportedly repeated on television broadcasts. It turned out to be be bogus.
Hawaii has been on edge this year over North Korea’s threats to nuke the United States that have been backed up by missile and nuclear bomb tests.
What?! A ballistic missile?! #Hawaii pic.twitter.com/TmSGaoIQ7i
— me~shell⚾ (@hawaiigirl3) January 13, 2018
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AO I JUST GOT AN ALERT THAT THERE IS A BALLISTIC MISSILE TOWARDS HAWAII WHAT pic.twitter.com/TIMLnqmTKS
— jaynsus (@ncsvteen) January 13, 2018
“They just interrupted the basketball game briefly on CBS to announce there was possibly a missile inbound to Hawaii that may impact in the air or water somewhere in the area of the state. Reiterated this is not a drill”
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They just interrupted the basketball game briefly on CBS to announce there was possibly a missile inbound to Hawaii that may impact in the air or water somewhere in the area of the state. Reiterated this is not a drill
— Patrick Woods (@woodrowgus) January 13, 2018
These are just a few of many concerned posts.
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard posted a statement that the alert was a false alarm, “HAWAII – THIS IS A FALSE ALARM. THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE TO HAWAII. I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH OFFICIALS THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE.”
HAWAII – THIS IS A FALSE ALARM. THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE TO HAWAII. I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH OFFICIALS THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE. pic.twitter.com/DxfTXIDOQs
— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) January 13, 2018
A civilian reported they were told the wrong button was pushed during a civil defense drill, “Called 911…Operator said it’s a drill of Civil Defense emergency system but someone pushed the wrong buttons…No missile is headed toward the State of Hawaii REPEAT….NO MISSILE IS HEADED TOWARD THE STATE OF HAWAII.”
Called 911…Operator said it’s a drill of Civil Defense emergency system but someone pushed the wrong buttons…No missile is headed toward the State of Hawaii
REPEAT….NO MISSILE IS HEADED TOWARD THE STATE OF HAWAII.
— Nani (@NaniWaialeale) January 13, 2018
Great way to start the day.
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