Hu Jintao’s Family ‘Poisoned to Death’? October 5th Plenum: Is Xi Losing Power?

A photo claiming that Hu Jintao and his entire family died from food poisoning has sent shockwaves through overseas Chinese communities. Why did it trigger such an uproar?
Less than a day after the date was finalized for the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, this dramatic report concerning Hu Jintao’s life and death suddenly surfaced. Was it a carefully orchestrated piece of disinformation, or was someone deliberately testing how different sides would react?
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00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Hu Jintao’s Entire Family Poisoned?
05:11 - Why Did So Many People Believe and Spread This Fake Image?
09:22 - Who Spread This False Rumor?
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