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The War of The Worlds: The original ‘deepfake’ of 1938

10/27/2021 • 51 min

“War of The Worlds” is a phenomenon of a bygone era, and of a medium a hundred years old, yet its lessons resonate to this day. It’s the original “deepfake of 1938.” A radio drama about an alien invasion but presented as “breaking news,” scared the daylights out the nation. On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the U.S. heard a startling rep… Play episode

The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Challenger Disaster
The Freeway Chase of O. J. Simpson
The Oklahoma City Bombing (April 19, 1995)
The Hindenburg explosion – “Oh, the Humanity!” – (May 6, 1937)
D-Day Invasion “…about to embark up on a great crusade” – (June 6, 1944)
JFK Assassination - “In Dallas Texas, three shots were fired…” – (November…
Apollo 11 Moon Landing - “One Small Step…” – (July 20, 1969)
President Reagan shot - “The president was [not?] hit,” – (March 30, 1981)
L.A. Riots following the Rodney King verdict - “Can we all get along?” – (…
The Death of Princess Di - “Princess Diana has died…” –(August 31, 1997)
The Columbine tragedy - “Shots fired at Columbine High School” – (April 20…
The 2000 presidential election - “…Nobody knows for a fact who has won Flo…
9-11: America Under Attack - “This has to be deliberate” – (September 11, …
The Nat Turner slave uprising of 1831 - “Band of rebels on a killing spree…
The passing of the 19th Amendment - “Tennessee House gives women the right…
The Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School
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