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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-of-the-worlds/(permalink)
Author: snopescom
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English
Date published
2016-10-27
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  • Orson Welles' 30 October 1938 radio adaptation of "The War of the Worlds" caused mass hysteria, convincing thousands of panicked listeners across North America that Earth was being attacked by Mars.

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