ViewpointsOpinionRecalling Two Famous HoaxesTwo fake stories—a funny one in the UK, a deadly one in China—illustrate the power of mediaSavePrintA 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.Share this articleLeave a commentThomas SterlingAuthorAuthor’s Selected ArticlesBeijing Artist Arrested a Third Time for Her BeliefsJul 29, 2020The Legacy of a Failing Campaign of EvilJul 13, 2020The Modern-Day Gestapo Terrorizing China for 21 YearsJun 10, 2020Lung Transplant for Virus Patient in China Tips CCP’s HandMar 25, 2020Related TopicsFalun Gonghoaxstaged self-immolation