On a chilly October night in 1938, millions of Americans huddled around their radios, unaware they were about to become part of history. As Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast unfolded, many listeners believed they were hearing real news of an alien invasion.
The panic that followed revealed the power of mass media to shape perception - a power that, decades later, has only grown more insidious. Today, the tools of deception have evolved. The radio has been replaced by smartphones, social media, and 24-hour news cycles, but the effect is the same: confusion, fear, and a population increasingly unsure of what to believe.
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