False Hawaii Missile Alert Sent After Drill Recording Said 'This Is Not A Drill'
An investigation finds that the false alert sent to the state earlier this month was the result of a worker mistaking a drill as a true emergency.
A false ballistic missile alert in Hawaii was sent on Jan. 13 because an emergency worker believed there really was a missile threat, according to a preliminary investigation by the Federal Communications Commission.
The report finds that the false alert was not the result of a worker choosing the wrong alert by accident from a drop-down menu, but rather because the worker misunderstood a drill as a true emergency. The drill incorrectly included
