中国社交媒体方面的专家胡泳表示，必须区分谣言和谎言，前者往往是由信息不足导致的，而后者是有意编造的，更不利于发现真相。
Hu Yong , an expert on Chinese social media , said a distinction needed to be made between rumours , often created by a lack of information , and lies , intentional fabrications that were a bigger obstruction to the truth .
胡泳