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A national EAS test was performed on November 11, 2011. It showed that nationally, the system needed a little work: Some cable providers switched to their EAS feed station (usually QVC or another [[Home Shopping]] channel) without showing the test, others didn't state that a test was happening, and Direct TV viewers were hearing [[Lady Gaga]] instead of the test message.
[[File:2018 Hawaii missile alert.jpg|thumb|An incorrect EAS message sent to Hawaiian cell phones on January 13, 2018.]]
In 2018 a EAS alert for a missile strike was disseminated in Hawaii as the result of an error. Given recent nuclear saber rattling from [[North Korea]], it seemed believable.
{{examples|Emergency Broadcasts can be found in the following works:}}
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