What do convicted murderer Gu Kailai, serial killer Zhou Kehua and Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang have in common? As of Wednesday, all three stand at the center of viral, conspiracy-driven controversies that say unflattering things about the credibility of China’s state-run media. Liu is the latest to top the country’s conspiracy charts, thanks to a revelation at an Olympics reporting forum in Beijing from China Central Television sports anchor Yang Jian.
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