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War of the Worlds fan mail: Over 1,300 letters digitized, open access from U-M Library
March 20, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 20 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news:

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War of the Worlds fan mail: Over 1,300 letters digitized, open access from U-M Library

Letters show audience panic, hysteria described by media could be earliest American example of "fake news"

The University of Michigan Library has digitized, transcribed and categorized more than 1,300 fan letters sent in response to the 1938 broadcast of O . . .

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