Trainwreck: Storm Area 51
TVMA
Documentary
A viral joke about storming a secretive U.S. Air Force base sparks a meme-fueled media frenzy and puts the military on alert in this bizarre true story.
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Matt Roush says...
The docuseries anthology depicting cultural flashpoints that went viral online ends its first season with the story of a 2019 Facebook “event” that got the government’s attention. When a 20-year-old prankster, Matty Roberts, invited followers to storm the classified Air Force facility Area 15 in Nevada—ground zero for UFO conspiracy theorists—the reaction grew exponentially, with thousands pledging they’d be there, using the mantra “They can’t stop us all.” Officials from the Air Force, FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration warned against trying to enter the base illegally, even threatening deadly force. The truth, which as always is out there somewhere (just ask Fox Mulder of The X-Files), is that the event didn’t quite live up to expectations, although attendance was strong at two nearby musical festivals cashing in on the furor.
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