109K views · Sep 10, 2021 · 55:43 · 2 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2022–2025
A 56-minute fake BBC nuclear attack news broadcast originally made by Ben Marking, re-uploaded in full resolution. It is a fictional breaking-news special depicting nuclear war, and the uploader states it is not real.
Why Hacker News points people here: Commenters bring it up in nuclear-fear and WWIII threads as an unnervingly realistic piece of fictional news coverage.
“I recommend waiting till nighttime and turning up the volume for extra effect.”HN comment, 2022
“I recommend waiting till nighttime and turning up the volume for extra effect.”
Chilling fake BBC nuclear attack broadcast
Thanks to HN user eswat, you can: this video I recommend waiting till nighttime and turning up the volume for extra effect.
“There's a pretty well-done War of the Worlds-style film where a local conflict escalates in to nuclear war”
Well-done fictional news-style film of conflict escalating to nuclear war
There's a pretty well-done War of the Worlds-style film where a local conflict escalates in to nuclear war at this video
“A very detailed fake BBC "Breaking News" special was produced a while back.”
Detailed fake BBC breaking news special about nuclear war
A very detailed fake BBC "Breaking News" special was produced a while back. The original seems to have disappeared, likely because people were sending it around without clear labeling as being intentionally fake, but here's one copy of it: this video
“the ending is 11 out of 10”
By watching this on repeat: this video Though that’s probably not a super useful coping mechanism. Still, the ending is 11 out of 10.
