The dramatization was tailored to sound just like a news broadcast. Removed duplication.
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==Radio broadcast and panic==
==Radio broadcast and panic==
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A 1938 radio dramatization of the book by [[Orson Welles]] caused a panic when many listeners mistook the story for an actual news broadcast, causing panic in many parts of the United States.
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In 1938, [[Orson Welles]] produced a radio dramatization that sounds remarkably like an authentic newscast, causing a panic in many parts of the United States when listeners mistook the story for an actual news broadcast.