{"id":1498940,"date":"2022-05-31T20:15:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T00:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1498940"},"modified":"2022-05-31T20:15:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T00:15:30","slug":"fact-check-did-an-amber-alert-go-off-during-the-closing-arguments-of-the-depp-heard-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-an-amber-alert-go-off-during-the-closing-arguments-of-the-depp-heard-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did An Amber Alert Go Off During The Closing Arguments Of The Depp-Heard Trial?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-an-amber-alert-go-off-during-the-closing-arguments-of-the-depp-heard-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1498940&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vindou198s\/posts\/pfbid0KEYbe6vbToiz94JATEZgNS6PMpCSCjc6DGpcciXzPWXDrq3wRv24JS6q7UGQzMLJl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims an Amber Alert was issued and could be heard during the closing arguments of the defamation suit between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard.<br \/><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The alert heard during the trial was a weather alert, not an Amber Alert.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Depp and Heard have filed dueling defamation suits against one another, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/26\/arts\/amber-heard-johnny-depp-harassment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>. They both allege the other has ruined their career and reputation with false statements and accusations, the outlet reported. The trail is taking place in Fairfax County, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on Facebook claims an Amber Alert went off during Heard\u2019s closing arguments. The post includes a video of Heard\u2019s lawyer presenting his client\u2019s case before he is interrupted by an alarm going off around the courtroom. The judge can be heard remarking that the sound \u201cappears to be an Amber Alert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohnny Depp trial- Amber Heard\u2019s closing argument interrupted by Amber Alert,\u201d reads the Facebook post\u2019s caption. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amberalert.ojp.gov\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amber Alert<\/a> is an emergency broadcast system that\u00a0disseminates information about a missing person.<\/p>\n<p>The sound, however, was not an Amber Alert. Rather, it was a storm alert, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/alarm-mistaken-for-amber-alert-goes-off-during-closing-arguments-of-amber-heard-johnny-depp-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People.com<\/a>. Law &#038; Crime Network likewise clarified that the sound was a weather alert.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Courtroom Moment: An alert that was mentioned as an \u201cAMBER Alert\u201d while <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmberHeard?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmberHeard<\/a>\u2018s attorney delivered closing arguments was actually a storm warning. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LawCrimeNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LawCrimeNetwork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/chv9lkWfHU\">pic.twitter.com\/chv9lkWfHU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Law&#038;Crime Network (@LawCrimeNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LawCrimeNetwork\/status\/1530220139865677824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCourtroom Moment: An alert that was mentioned as an \u2018AMBER Alert\u2019 while <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmberHeard?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmberHeard<\/a>\u2018s attorney delivered closing arguments was actually a storm warning,\u201d reads a tweet from the news outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe weather alert was a Wireless Emergency Alert from the National Weather Service,\u201d Crystal Santos, spokesperson for the Fairfax County of Public Affairs told <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.32BB4GE?fbclid=IwAR1i_l6XsAQ64FcO-vinN72RgE5r9l8WsTJlorAhqiMk4Ef2g2tItOE2Ey8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.32BB4GE?fbclid%3DIwAR1i_l6XsAQ64FcO-vinN72RgE5r9l8WsTJlorAhqiMk4Ef2g2tItOE2Ey8&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1654112729721000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0EIl8tSCzPJdxh0cC0zq9G\">AFP Fact Check<\/a>. \u201cThis was not an Amber alert, which comes from the State Police for things such as missing persons.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/10\/19\/fact-check-shared-services-canada-memo-banning-lets-go-brandon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Shared Services Canada Send This Memo Banning Employees From Using The Phrase \u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Virginia State Police, which can issue Amber Alerts, did not put out any type of alert on May 27 on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100064411764801\/search?q=Amber%20Alert&#038;filters=eyJycF9jaHJvbm9fc29ydDowIjoie1wibmFtZVwiOlwiY2hyb25vc29ydFwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiXCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VSPalerts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3AVSPalerts%7Ctwgr%5EeyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NlbnNpdGl2ZV9tZWRpYV9pbnRlcnN0aXRpYWxfMTM5NjMiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiaW50ZXJzdGl0aWFsIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190d2VldF9yZXN1bHRfbWlncmF0aW9uXzEzOTc5Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InR3ZWV0X3Jlc3VsdCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvsp.virginia.gov%2Fnews-and-alerts%2Falert-programs%2Famber-alert%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VSPPIO?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>. There are also no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=virginia+amber+alert+may+27&#038;sxsrf=ALiCzsbQ-If9VnleAw0J_Y7qe45-fUo6CQ%3A1654029034333&#038;ei=6nqWYoz3E7uRwbkPnO6SsAc&#038;ved=0ahUKEwiMlKioyor4AhW7SDABHRy3BHYQ4dUDCA4&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=virginia+amber+alert+may+27&#038;gs_lcp=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&#038;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> suggesting an alert had been issued in Virginia May 27, though an alert was issued the day before for a 15-year-old who had gone missing, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emporiaindependentmessenger.com\/news\/article_e1a25784-dd9c-11ec-871e-0fc3fcbc2b36.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independent-Messenger<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims an Amber Alert was issued and could be heard during the closing arguments of the defamation suit between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":1498961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1498940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1498940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1498940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1498940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1498961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1498940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1498940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1498940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}