Social media is abuzz with unverified news that Chinese President Xi Jinping on 24 September is "under house arrest by the People's Liberation Army."

The rumor started with a Twitter post newsroompost.com reported:

"A Chinese human rights activist Jennifer Zeng posted a video on her Twitter handle claiming that the PLA is moving to take over Beijing:

"'#PLA military vehicles heading to #Beijing on Sep 22. Starting from Huanlai County near Beijing & ending in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, entire procession as long as 80 KM. Meanwhile, rumor has it that #XiJinping was under arrest after #CCP seniors removed him as head of PLA,' she wrote in the caption.