Chinese Internet giant the Alibaba Holding Group denied last Monday that the company made financial contributions to candidates in the recently-concluded US presidential election, after rumors¹ spread that several Chinese financial institutions and even a Chinese movie star donated tens of millions of dollars to US political causes.

最近有谣言称几家中国金融机构、甚至一位中国电影明星向美国大选总统候选人捐献了数千万美元，但中国互联网巨头阿里巴巴控股集团于上周一否认了这一说法。

In addition to Alibaba, China Minsheng Bank, the Fosun Group, One Foundation and Foxconn are all rumored² to have donated money.

除阿里巴巴之外，据传中国民生银行、复星集团、壹基金以及富士康等都向美国大选总统候选人捐了款。

Zhao Wei, a movie star, was the individual Chinese donor³ which contributed the most to the presidential race, according to online rumors which did not explain to which candidate the actress or the firms allegedly gave money.

跟据网上的谣言称，电影明星赵薇是中国向美国总统大选捐款最多的个人，但却并没有指出赵薇和这些公司到底是把钱捐给了哪位候选人。

Alibaba said in a statement sent to the Global Times last Monday that the rumors originally spread on WeChat - a Chinese instant messaging app developed by its competitor Tencent Holdings - and added that the public should help identify the original source of these kinds of rumors, which have already affected⁴ many companies and individuals.

阿里巴巴于上周一向《环球时报》发送了一份声明，称该谣言最初是从微信开始传播的。此外阿里还表示，公众应该帮助找出这些已经影响到了很多企业和个人的谣言的来源。

WeChat helps rumors circulate to some extent, which then eventually become "uncontrollable," Alibaba statement argued.

阿里巴巴在声明中表示，微信在某种程度上助长了谣言的传播，使得谣言最终变得“不可控制”。