Claim(permalink)
If phone users in the U.K. do not acknowledge or reply to an emergency text alert test on April 23, 2023, their phones will be locked by the U.K. government for the day.
✓snopescom rating: not credible; published on 2023-03-22
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2023-03-22
Entities
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