it's just idiots and the misinformed that are running around spreading FUD, as they do every time something that is perceived as 'Bad' happens, nothing out of the ordinary. wait it out and people will read up for themselves and get over it in a week's time.
Finally, somebody lost his patience about all these panic posts about the Chinese government decision and decided to give the simple answer:)
it happens every time, and it will continue to happen every time; it's actually funny to see it at this point. I've accepted trying to correct people at times like this is pretty much effort wasted. in my country a major newspaper wrote that China banned bitcoin. they write fake news on purpose 
the media outlet was probably uneducated on the subject, they usually tend to be when it comes to newer technologies and ideas.