2022 China Coup

The 2022 China coup was a rumoured coup that had supposedly taken place in late September 2022 in China. It was later confirmed to be false, and no coup had taken place.
Background
The rumour had begun to spread around September 22 after it was noticed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who is expected to be elected leader for a third term later this year, had not made any public appearances since his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan on September 16, with people believing that Xi had been put under house arrest by General Li Qiaoming. A noticeably high rate in flight cancellations in China was also used as evidence of the rumoured coup.
Spread and Debunking
On September 23, the rumour began to spread beyond Chinese-speaking Twitter and was picked up by some Indian media channels, like India TV, who started to cover the rumour. Twitter users then started pairing old videos from past events, claiming that it was footage from the rumoured coup and spreading misinformation in general, also using other methods.
By September 26, the rumour was confirmed to be false and proof was shown that Jinping was still in power and was not under house arrest and will still be attending the upcoming congress, where he is once again expected to be re-elected for a third term.

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