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2023-07-31 11:04:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6F5A16652504D69374527BF0D8F5572FABD68848782CC4588CE244D1804904C1
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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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