Claim: The emergency alert allows the government to take control of your exact location.
Fact-check: Emergency alert doesn't let government 'take control' of your exact location - Full Fact
Verdict: the emergency alert system is designed to provide localised warnings about nearby danger to life, but this doesn't mean your location is being tracked. the system uses cell towers to send a signal to all 4g and 5g phones nearby.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2023-04-25T00:00:00