Rumour Has It…How Claims of a ‘Coup’ in China and Xi Being Ousted Went Viral on Social MediaThe internet on Saturday was abuzz with rumours of a coup in China meant to depose Xi Jinping as the head of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and that Jinping had been placed under house arrest. The hashtag #ChinaCoup was also trending on Twitter as several unverified accounts made claims about a military coup brewing in China, which had purportedly been planned when Xi was in Samarkand for the SCO summit. The rumours come in the wake of China’s former Deputy Public Security...