To have a super power nation like this is to manipulate the price so easily is disturbing to say the least.
That makes bitcoin not as decentralized as it's fundamentals were built upon in the first place.
It depends on who are spreading these rumors and who is reacting on it. You have to monitor the Bitcoin exchanges during these dips to see
what triggers this and what the sales volumes are doing. As Bitcoin succeeds, the shilling will increase and these people will do anything in
their power to spread misinformation. This will only slow down the inevitable .... Bitcoin is going to the Moon ....soon.