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The Way the World Works: A Tuttle Twins Podcast for Families

388. Why Did Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds Radio Show Cause a Panic?

13 min • 14 december 2022

In the 1930's the radio show War of Worlds caused a huge stir as many listeners thought that the fictional story of aliens attacking was real! Ronni and Brittany talk about how this was the first example of "fake news" and how media is used to stir up fear in today's world.

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