ViewpointsOpinionRecalling Two Famous HoaxesTwo fake stories—a funny one in the UK, a deadly one in China—illustrate the power of mediaSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintA paramilitary police officer stands guard in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, on March 11, 2018. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty ImagesThomas Sterling4/1/2020|Updated: 4/7/2020CommentaryIn the early years of television, the BBC ran a sober documentary about the year’s harvest in Switzerland. The crop: spaghetti grown on trees.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.