Claim: Experts advise people at risk for domestic violence who keep a hidden safety phone at home to switch that phone off during FEMA's Oct. 4, 2023, nationwide test of the National Emergency Alert system so the phone's existence isn't inadvertently revealed to an abuser.
Fact-check: Should People with Hidden Safety Phones Turn Them Off During Oct. 4 Emergency Alert System Test?
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Emery
Date published: 2023-10-02T23:08:34