Monday, November 9, 2026

Claim check

From the day's Comms chatter

Published 4:00 AM Central

What's going around

Hackers will empty bank accounts and shut down the internet for days starting Nov 17.

Spreading on Social media, crypto and blog sites, Spanish-language outlets

What the record says

Official event FEMA and FCC will test the Emergency Alert System Tuesday, Nov 17, about 2:20 p.m. ET, radio and TV only; backup date Dec 3 (FEMA post; Forth News).
Rumor Cryptoticker and Krakobit found no reliable source or official warning for a bank or internet attack that day.

Bottom lineNo source. Real event is an alert test

Sources

FEMA on X: Nov 17 Emergency Alert System test Forth News: Emergency Alert System test Nov 17 Cryptoticker: Nov 17 cyberattack fact check Krakobit: Internet shutdown rumor Nov 17

This claim was checked in the Monday, November 9, 2026 report.

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