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2023-07-31 05:33:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9E61B83FEB75373C519E8D8938C72C1F4F6A8261C3E3756F6DA20D2E675D2D75
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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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