China's press watchdog has called on the public to report news stories they suspect of being fake by issuing two hotline numbers, in the wake of the mysterious "cardboard bun" scandal.
The allegedly fabricated "cardboard dumplings" story which aroused public concern was produced by a Beijing Television reporter who, according to police, instructed four "baozi" -- stuffed buns -- cooks to fill their products with chopped waste cardboard earlier this month.



