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The Big One: A Scenario
What happens when the Big One strikes Los Angeles after America has lost its news media?
In this hypothetical scenario, broadcast and cable news are gone. Major news websites have closed. Americans now depend on social media influencers, fringe websites, conspiracy theorists and government accounts they cannot trust.
Minute by minute, a devastating earthquake becomes several different disasters. Some people call it a hoax. Others believe the government caused it. Fake warnings block emergency crews. Political rumors slow federal aid. President Trump remains out of sight while official…
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