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Vsauce searches the archives for the actual Waco tapes

Michael Stevens traces misleading online audio clips to a television drama before finding a congressional hearing recording.

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The Disturbing Sound The FBI Used At Waco

"The Disturbing Sound The FBI Used At Waco" begins with a research problem: which recordings actually document what was played outside the compound? On Vsauce, Michael Stevens follows that question from online clips to a newspaper article and finally to C-SPAN's archive.

The distinction matters. Stevens finds that many clips presented as the real audio instead use sound design from the 2018 miniseries Waco. A newspaper report points him toward a congressional hearing, where searching the transcript for "rabbit" helps him locate Senator Orrin Hatch introducing the tape. Stevens plays the distressing recording, then questions the use of frightening sounds outside a compound containing children.

It is the most-watched of Vsauce's two new uploads, reaching about 3.6 million views. The audience discussion includes the search itself: viewers single out the explanation of how to find original material and the importance of keeping public archives accessible.

The other upload, "POV: I'm Your Trip Sitter," has passed two million views. Both new videos are among the channel's busiest uploads right now, alongside "Audio Palindromes," which continues drawing attention nearly two months after publication.

Vsauce's subscriber count was unchanged over the week, but viewing is considerably busier today than usual, running at more than twice its typical daily pace. Nearby science channels Kurzgesagt and NileRed are also seeing elevated daily viewing. For Vsauce, the week's distinctive contribution is a short investigation that makes the route to the evidence part of the story.

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