Why did the public find it easy to believe that Orson Welles's broadcast of War of the Worlds was a real event?
A) Newspapers also printed the story as true.
B) It was done in the style of a real news broadcast.
C) A sizable meteor really did hit New Jersey that day.
D) The broadcast was never identified as fiction or a dramatization.
E) All of the options are correct.

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The broadcast was presented in the style of a real news broadcast, which made it convincing and led some listeners to believe it was a real event.

Why Did the Public Find It Easy to Believe That