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mathieuh
on June 6, 2019
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Algorithm allows video editors to modify talking-h...
There will still be some lag between initial release and govt response. C.f. The War of the Worlds broadcast
manifestsilence
on June 6, 2019
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Yikes, yeah. The War of the Worlds broadcast panic was an accident, too. Imagine an engineered panic on that scale. Especially if it was released through a trusted news source, by either hackery or social engineering.
underwater
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Ironically, the current belief is that The War of the Worlds panic was greatly exaggerated:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-of-the-worlds/
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