【新唐人2013年08月03日訊】8月1號上午大陸多家門戶網站包括千龍網、搜狗、新浪微博、搜狐、網易、百度共同發起成立一個所謂的「北京地區網站聯合闢謠平臺」。此外，中共喉舌《中央電視臺》於週二晚推出一檔全新欄目「真相調查」，央視聲稱，該節目針對所謂的流言、謠言、謊言進行查證。大陸學者指出，傳言氾濫預示著社會大變動，防止謠言不在於壓制，而在於透明。
《中央電視臺》於7月30號晚間推出新欄目「真相調查」。當晚首先以《一次車禍的真相》為題，示眾了兩個以微博傳播「謠言」的年輕人，讓他們在警方的威攝下穿著囚衣向電視觀眾認罪。
所謂的「北京地區網站聯合闢謠平臺」則由千龍網負責內容搭建﹔搜狗負責數據整合﹔新浪微博、搜狐、網易、百度提供闢謠信息。各網站均在本網突出位置對平臺進行推薦。
中國社科院近代史研究所研究員馬勇早先曾經撰文說，謠言止於「知者」。 意思就是，如果政治透明，社會是透明的，發生甚麼事情立刻就能公開全部真相，謠言就沒有生存的空間。
8月2號馬勇對《新唐人》表示，在中國歷史上來看，每一次謠言比較氾濫的時候，實際上可能預示著社會的變動和變革。
中國社科院近代史研究所研究員馬勇：「我們看漢唐時期，唐朝鼎盛的時候沒有甚麼傳言。中國歷史上謠言傳言最多的時候就是秦漢之際，兩漢之交，就是社會在大變動的時候，或者政治不太順暢的時候，它會有這種謠言啦傳言啦。這是必然發生的。」
馬勇認為，真正的闢謠是把真相說出來。央視設立「真相調查」欄目，馬勇指出，不是「調查真相」的問題，而是「公布真相」的問題。
馬勇：「比如講湖南那個秤砣砸死瓜農的事情，那就應該在第一時間去公布真相，公布錄像，公布監控的錄像，中國大陸到處都是監控的攝像頭。沒有甚麼調查不調查的。弄了幾天之後，屍體也火化了，家屬也給安撫了，回頭告訴說是外力。」
北京外國語大學新聞學副教授喬木指出，當局所謂的闢謠，往往是選擇性闢謠，而歷史上中共官方造了很多謠，又何曾有哪個平臺來闢謠呢？
北京外國語大學新聞學副教授喬木：「歷史上關於大躍進，文革反右，所謂三年自然災害，這個我們都不提了。最近拿薄熙來這個事件來說，重慶市外辦在他們官方微博上明確提到，王立軍是休假式治療，事實上我們知道王立軍是跑到美國領事館了。這就是官方的，重慶市直轄市政府的一個造謠。」
最近中共已經對薄熙來提起公訴，三項罪名當中並未提及此前《新華社》通稿中提到的，薄熙來長期跟多名女子保持不正當關係。喬木揶揄道，官媒說半句留半句，怨不得大家要猜測。
喬木還舉了當局最新的造謠例子。 8月1號，由中央領導佈置各大網站轉載一篇署名王小石的文章，批判公知每天在網絡上興風作浪，煽風點火。文章還說蘇聯解體後，俄羅斯窮困潦倒。
喬木：「但是此前的《人民日報》又說，俄羅斯發展良好，GDP世界第五，人均收入一萬多美元。那這到底哪個是真的哪個是假的？每天他們都在這樣造謠。現在黨媒黨報連標點符號都沒有人相信了。」
喬木認為，很多政治性的所謂謠言，從最後的發展來說，大多數都得到了驗證，特別是關於王立軍薄熙來這個案子，包括涉案商人徐明被抓，當初所謂的造謠，其實都是有根據的。
馬勇指出，在美國如果發生危機，媒體在第一時間就能自由的傳播事實真相。信息在一種自由競爭的狀態下，真實和虛假的信息本身可以對沖。只要在自由傳播的環境下，假的就沒有辦法傳下去。
採訪編輯/秦雪 後製/鍾元
Chinese Regime Refutes Rumors. Does This Predict A Change?
On August 1, several websites in
China including jointly set a platform.
This included Qianlong, Sina Weibo and Sohu. The platform
was called, “Beijing region joint site for refuting rumors.”
To echo this, China Central Television (CCTV)
launched a new program called, “truth investigation.”
CCTV claimed that this program is about
the investigation of rumors, slanders and lies.
Scholars in Mainland China said that when rumors
are rampant, it indicates major changes in society.
The way to really avoid rumors from spreading
over is to not to suppress it, but to be transparent.
On the evening of July 30, CCTV launched
a new program called, “Truth Investigation”.
They used a car accident as a story, showing two young
rumor makers wearing inmate clothes escorted by police.
They admitted their crimes in
front of a television audience.
Qianlong website, responsible for the
content of the “refuting rumors” website:
Sogou is in charge of collecting data. Sina Weibo
and Sohu provide information on the rumors.
These major website promote the “refuting
rumors” website on their main page.
Ma Yong, a research fellow in modern history at the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, commented.
Rumors will stop if there is transparency. If the
politics is transparent, society will be transparent.
When anything happens, if the truth is immediately
told to the public, the public certainly will understand.
The rumors cannot survive.
On August 2, Ma Yong spoke to NTD television.
From the perspective of Chinese history, every time rumors
became rampant, it likely forecasts a change in society.
Ma Yong: “In the Tang and Han dynasty’s, it was a time
of great prosperity, and there were no rumors around.
The time of Han dynasty took over the Qi dynasty, and
became one of the worst times for rampant rumors.
When society has a big change, or politics aren’t smooth,
many rumors will spread, which is bound to happen.”
Ma Yong believes that to speak the
truth is the way to clear away rumors.
Regarding CCTV’s “truth investigation”
program, Ma said that the problem isn’t
to investigate the truth, but to tell the truth.
Ma Yong: “For example, a watermelon farmer was beaten
to death by law enforcement personnel, with an iron weight.
The truth of the incident, as well as
videos should be publicized first.
The recorded monitor videos should be open to the
public, as in China monitor cameras are everywhere.
It is not the issue whether to investigate or not.
A few days later, the farmer’s body was
cremated, and his family were silenced.
Finally, the authorities lied, and claimed
the farmer wasn’t killed by law personnel.”
Qiao Mu, Vice-Professor in Journalism of
Beijing Foreign Studies University, commented.
Qiao said that the so-called “refuting rumors”
often aims selectively towards rumors.
In the history, the Chinese Communist Party
(CCP) has created many rumors, so how
can it clear them using an online platform?
Qiao Mu: “In history, Great Leap Forward,
the Anti Rightists in Cultural Revolution,
and the so-called Three Years of Natural Disasters,
have never been mentioned any more.
For example, in Bo Xilai’s case, the Chongqing
official website did say Wang Lijun had
received “holiday-style medical treatment”.
Actually, we know Wang fled to the US Consulate.
This is the rumor that the authorities created.”
Recently, the CCP has prosecuted Bo Xilai.
The crimes of Bo had improper relations with several
women, and which Xinhua News reported earlier, had
not been mentioned in Bo’s three charges this time.
Qiao Mu said that state-owned
media tells the public half the story.
It covers up the other half, so no
wonder everyone speculates about it.
Qiao has listed several rumors
that the authorities created lately.
On August 1, the central leadership ordered major
websites to circulate an article written by Wang Xiaoshi.
It criticized intellectuals creating rumors online.
The article said that after the Soviet
Union collapse, Russia became poorer.
Qiao Mu: “However, prior to this, People’s Daily
has said that Russia has developed very well.
Its GDP reached the top five in the world,
with more than US$10,000 income per capita.
In the end, which is true, which is false?
They create such rumors everyday.
Now, no one believes state-owned
media, not even their punctuation.”
Qiao said that many CCP claimed “political rumors”
had been proved are truth for the time beings.
Especially with the Wang Lijun and Bo Xilai
cases, including businessman Xu Ming’s
arrest, all the rumors we heard are reasonable.
Ma Yong said that if this crisis happened in the
US, media are free to report the facts initially.
The information is under a free competed environment.
The true and false information can be worked on.
As long as it is a free environment, the
fabricated information has no way to be sustained.