I chopped down the cherry tree." Is the story true?

VOA: special.2010.02.23

We would be told that he was very honest and told his father he chopped down a cherry tree, which would be baloney, but we would be told that too. But I think we would be told also very many true things, which came down to us.

我们还被告知他很诚实,因为他告诉父亲,他砍倒了一棵樱桃树,这简直是胡扯,但我们还是会听到这些,除此之外,我们还会听到一些真实的历史事件

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

These include sassafras,vanilla, wintergreen, cherry-tree bark, licorice root, black cherry and cane sugar.

VOA: special.2011.08.01