While I admire the execution of 'War of the Worlds' and the effect it had, I understand trying to replicate the effect it had would be unwise in a university environment. Causing mass panic intentionally would have severe ethical implications. In this way it has helped me to consider how I could achieve the opposite effect. One of these is plenty of clear signallers that the piece is fake news, ie making to attempt to insinuate that the initial story is true. I have also decided to include a disclaimer on the flyer as additional insurance.

Due to these communications, I decided to make the performance more comical and satirical, not only to avoid misleading people, but in order to increase engagement with the subject. I created a giant sign, reminiscent of the headlines newstands use to promote papers. Rather than use a headline, I used it to signal I was distributing fake news.

I also used a mini-loudspeaker (the size again intended to be comical) to shout a collection of created and sourced fake news headlines I had found during my research of fake news sites. I only included those of a more satirical nature, rather than sites with a political agenda or genuine attempt to mislead.

I feel framed in this setting, the flyers themselves would have a much greater impact. Anyone interacting made more of a choice to interact with something unusual, rather than accidentally coming across it, which could have caused misunderstanding or confusion.