TikTok pranksters terrify parents with fake nuclear bomb warning

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 TH-cam 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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