Ben Marking's Fake BBC Nuclear Attack Broadcast (Full Resolution, Uncut, Unedited)

Tooth · 108.4K views · 2021-09-10 · 55:43

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Overview

A 56-minute fake BBC nuclear attack news broadcast originally made by Ben Marking, re-uploaded in full resolution.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.

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Commenters bring it up in nuclear-fear and WWIII threads as an unnervingly realistic piece of fictional news coverage.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2022–2025

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Military history & warfare Documentaries & storytelling Film & TV clips

What people said

CalRobert · 2022-03 · Recommendation
There's a pretty well-done War of the Worlds-style film where a local conflict escalates in to nuclear war at [VIDEO]
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sillysaurusx · 2022-02 · Recommendation
Thanks to HN user eswat, you can: [VIDEO] I recommend waiting till nighttime and turning up the volume for extra effect.
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JoshTriplett · 2025-07 · Reference
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: [VIDEO]
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