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* the report showed Swiss workers harvesting spaghetti from trees | * the report showed Swiss workers harvesting spaghetti from trees | ||
* others have copied the hoax, including in California | * others have copied the hoax, including in California | ||
=== Taco Liberty Bell hoax === | |||
* on April 1, 1996, Taco Bell published ads in 7 newspapers claiming the company had purchased the Liberty Bell | |||
** the purpose was to "reduce the country's debt" | |||
** it would, however, be renamed the "Taco Liberty Bell". | |||
== General hoaxes == | == General hoaxes == | ||