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2023-08-01 13:11:23 UTC - HELPFUL
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The story of mass panic caused by the realistic news broadcast has been greatly exaggerated over time. A survey done the night of the broadcast recorded that 2% of radio listeners were tuned into the drama, and none believed it to be real. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)#Extent https://slate.com/culture/2013/10/orson-welles-war-of-the-worlds-panic-myth-the-infamous-radio-broadcast-did-not-cause-a-nationwide-hysteria.html
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