Yes, and they discounted the entire thing a day later after further leaks suggested the 5 VI actually was in development. Smartphone "news" is really bad, so much of it is based on unsubstantiated rumours and leaks that turn out to be wrong.
The only reason I didn't buy one is because of its bezels which got bigger than last year. I want to support smaller phones but they make it really hard.
I really don't get what Sony has been doing with their 5 and 1 Series. Like why do they always release in the end of the year and why are both still using these akward 21:9 screens. They otherwise are cool phones but doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome is madness.