Neither the BBC nor MetroWeekly is being fake. You just didn't do any research of your own and instead relied on memes to jump to the conclusion that supported your suspicions. Alefantis did not lie about his basement and pizzagate is fake news. The people that promote it are liars and the idiots that believe liars.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/san-marzanos-the-bible-of-tomatoes/2013/08/12/85485c1a-fa32-11e2-9bde-7ddaa186b751_story.html