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Xszit t1_jd8scmu wrote on March 22, 2023 at 5:27 PM

Reply to comment by TJ_Fox in TIL that on April 1st, 1906, American newspapers ran prank articles reporting that Chicago had been "invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction", illustrated with doctored photos showing dinosaurs attacking the Windy City. by TJ_Fox

So this even pre-dates the famous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast that tricked several people into thinking Martians were invading?

pichael289 t1_jd9pmc1 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 8:57 PM

The effects of that broadcast are largely exaggerated. Some people were fooled but it didn't cause mass panic like many people think

TJ_Fox OP t1_jd8yqj1 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 6:07 PM

By a bit over 30 years.