There is no substantial evidence to suggest that anyone committed suicide as a direct result of the 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast by Orson Welles. The panic and hysteria caused by the broadcast have been largely exaggerated over time. The idea of mass panic leading to suicides was mostly a media fabrication.
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Orson Welles
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October 30, 1938
War of the Worlds. The broadcast was given by Orson Welles.
To make the broadcast seem more credible. APEX
Kurt Cobain
The United States. APEX
because men like the best if both worlds until found out
Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast "War of the Worlds."
In the War of the Worlds broadcast, the bell signals the beginning of a newscast interruption that breaks the regular programming to report on strange atmospheric disturbances. This marks the transition into the dramatic narrative of the Martian invasion.
(Apex Learning) Because of recent world events, they were ready to believe they were under attack.