In 2002, the Beijing Evening News printed a story straight from an American newspaper. The Chinese paper later had to shamefacedly admit the entire story was made up, and they hadn't checked their facts. What was the American newspaper and what was the story?

zbeckabee

U.S. Congress threatening to leave Washington if the city didn't construct a new capitol building with a retractable dome, among other demands. Paper was ONION. http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/oniondome.html Jun 25 06, 6:19 PM

elburcher

Beijing's most popular newspaper unwittingly republished a bogus story about U.S. Congress threats to skip town for Memphis or Charlotte unless Washington builds them a new Capitol building with a retractable dome. The source? America's celebrated spoof tabloid, the Onion. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/696151/posts Jun 25 06, 6:20 PM

casperone123

The Onion was the paper in question. the Beijing Evening News republished, in the international news page of its June 3 edition, translated portions of Congress Threatens To Leave D.C. Unless New Capitol Is Built http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion Jun 25 06, 6:22 PM

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