Tracey Stebbing was watching television with her husband and son when a terrifying alert flashed up on screen.
The emergency message - seemingly from the BBC - warned viewers of a potential nuclear strike.
“I thought it was the end of the world,” said the 57-year-old.
Unbeknownst to Tracey, her son, Shaun Perrett, had used his phone to connect to their smart TV and broadcast a fake warning from KZfaq onto the screen. He was also secretly filming her reaction.
The video of his mum reacting has since gone viral, receiving 1.4million views and 177.2k likes and has launched a new trend as teenagers unable to attend school, and young people living with their parents again during the pandemic have also given it a go.
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