# How did my TV turn itself on?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 23, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-tv-turn-itself-on/1027918 "2026-02-23T23:02:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-tv-turn-itself-on/1027918/16 "2026-03-02T22:04:22Z")

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Same thing from a year ago: [TV switches on by itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-switches-on-by-itself/1014213)

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