A 1938 a radio broadcast by Orson Wells of an adaption of H. G. Wells's classic science fiction novel War of the Worlds created a national panic rooted in another kind of perceived threat, alien invasion. What situational factor influenced whether people believed the broadcast was real?

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The broadcast began with a disclaimer and was presented as a dramatization, but many listeners who tuned in late missed this introduction and believed the events depicted were real. Therefore, whether they had listened to the show from its beginning was a situational factor that influenced whether people believed the broadcast was real.

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