Jimmy Kimmel Show fined $395,000 for mocking presidential alert only Donald Trump can activate (Metro)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been slapped with a $395,000 (£326,000) fine for illegally using the presidential warning tone in the sketch.

The sketch, which aired in October 2018, aired the alert sound, which is only meant to be activated by President Donald Trump in case of an emergency, on the same day it was tested around the US.

President Trump launched the new notification service in case of a national emergency, such as impending missile attacks, terrorism acts and natural disasters that could affect citizens of the United States.

200million phones within the States were sent the alert on 3 October as a test run. Read more

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