No. In fact, I quoted the first-hand accounts of the people in charge of the broadcast.
Yes, there may have been less of a panic than as advertised, but it wasn’t a gross (or intentional) distortion. The drama was also only broadcast once.
The offices of the city of Trenton, New Jersey, a location within the dramatization, had its communications paralyzed for 3 hours due to the calls made to ask the city well.
More precisely, he’s accepted a plea bargain that would guarantee immediate release; he still needs approval from a judge on the 26th before he’s officially home free. He’s currently heading for (or at) some US territory that’s closer to China and Australia.
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