The one that scared a fraternity brother of mine was "Countdown to Looking Glass" on HBO. He came running from the television room to tell a group of us talking in our courtyard. The videotaped newscast from the tv movie looked like an actual newscast. It premiered October 14, 1984. I haven't spotted a clip yet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countdown_to_Looking_Glass

Not a fake. Most of Africa has extremely low resolution, except for small areas of incredible resolution. Just poking around on my own one day I found a small village, with some laundry laid out to dry, and a man standing in a courtyard.

And I've found the elephants myself too.