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A message was sent to people in Hawaii's phones saying a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii," but no message has been sent to clarify it was actually a mistake

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Hawaii’s governor says the false alarm about a missile was sent when someone “pushed the wrong button” during a shift change

A False Alarm "Missile Threat" Warning Got Sent To Everyone In Hawaii

"SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL," warned the message. But officials later said there was no missile threat.

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Some very real and scary stories from people in Hawaii and people who have loved ones in Hawaii buzzfeed.com/juliareinstein via

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Trump’s first tweet after the entire state of Hawaii was incorrectly told that a ballistic missile was inbound completely ignored what happened

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Apparently I tweeted this three times? Not sure if my phone was glitching or my hands were shaking

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I'm In Hawaii And Just Got The Scariest Alert Of My Life. Here's What I Did Next.

This Is What My Family And I Did In Hawaii When We Thought We Were Under Attack

What would you do if you thought you had 15 minutes to live?

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ICYMI: I reported live for BuzzFeed News on the false alarm sent to the the entire state of Hawaii, which said an intercontinental ballistic missile was inbound

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"I started closing up my windows ... made sure my family members knew what was happening." twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/s

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I went to Waikiki to ask people what it was like to get the false alert about an inbound ballistic missile and as you can see people are grateful to be alive

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We Asked People In Hawaii How It Felt To Think An Inbound Missile Was Heading For Them buzzfeed.com/mbvd/what-it-w

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you had one job washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati

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Update: The employee in Hawaii who sent the false alert has been reassigned to a position where he does not have access to the warning system

A False Alarm "Missile Threat" Warning Got Sent To Everyone In Hawaii

"SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL," warned the message. But officials later said there was no missile threat.

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The unnamed employee in Hawaii who sent the false alert has received dozens of death threats hawaiinewsnow.com/story/37264452

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If Hawaii's Alert Had Been Real, Could The US Have Blocked A Missile Attack? buzzfeed.com/verabergengrue via

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If Hawaii's Alert Had Been Real, Could The US Have Blocked A Missile Attack?

Despite assurances from the Pentagon, Hawaii remains more vulnerable to an attack by North Korea than anywhere else in the United States.

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A friendly reminder

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Hawaiians are members of an ethnic group indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands and are also called Native Hawaiians. Use Hawaii resident for anyone living in the state. The state comprises 132 islands. Collectively, they are the Hawaiian Islands.

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I’m wavering between you only had one job and seriously it could’ve happen to anyone

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This is the screen that set off the ballistic missile alert on Saturday. The operator clicked the PACOM (CDW) State Only link. The drill link is the one that was supposed to be clicked. #Hawaii

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How the false alert will affect Gov. David Ige's re-election later this year is already being discussed nytimes.com/2018/01/14/us/

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A Hawaii resident on what it was like like to be warned of an inbound missile: "I felt like a ghost for a second, like everything was happening, and yet we can't control any of it." buzzfeed.com/mbvd/what-it-w

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ICYMI

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featured my live footage and story on the false alert sent to everyone in Hawaii that said a ballistic missile was inbound

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This is @michellebvd's piece about what she did during those terrifying 38 minutes in Hawaii that we're discussing on #AM2DM right now. buzzfeed.com/mbvd/hawaii-fa twitter.com/i/events/94098

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Man suffers massive heart attack during false alert

Man had heart attack minutes after getting false alert in Hawaii

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Sean Shields suffered a massive heart attack minutes after saying his last goodbyes over the phone to his 10-year-old daughter and grown son following the false missile alert.

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Don't Fire The Hawaiian Who Hit The Emergency Alert

Stephen Colbert jokes the Hawaii employee who sent the false alert shouldn’t be reassigned because he "will never ever make that same mistake again"

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Stephen makes a case for the Hawaii employee who notified the entire state of an imminent, imaginary ballistic missile.Subscribe To "The Late Show" Channel H...

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"After choosing the wrong link, the employee then reportedly clicked on a confirmation message” buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii via

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FYI: Hawaii is the only state set up to send cellphone alerts about the threat of an incoming ballistic missile. It has had the capability since November. washingtonpost.com/national/the-l via

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Here's What You Need To Do In The Event Of An Actual Missile Attack

How To Survive An Actual Nuclear Missile Attack

It's good to be prepared.

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Hawaii Emergency Management Agency just confirmed to me that this mockup is most like what the employee who sent the false missile alert saw on his screen buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii

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HIEMA says an image widely shared of what the employee who sent the false missile alert saw is "not an accurate depiction of the menu.” Instead, they say the mockup on the right is more similar to the actual menu options that the employee saw.

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