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Table 7 Public opinion modeling concerning the lockdown in Wuhan

From: The game of lies by stock investors in social media: a study based on city lockdowns in China

Panel A: p-1Wuhan

Topic No.

Share of news (%)

Topic description

Topic 01

34.70

Corruption, crime, and high-impact criminal cases

Topic 02

27.30

International competition and conflicts: US-China competition, international economy, Iranian issues, etc.

Topic 03

20.70

Domestic economic, business, and social issues

Topic 04

9.20

COVID-19 appeared in the news.

Topic 05

6.10

Hong Kong Issues

Topic 06

2

Cases of crime against women

Panel B: p0Wuhan

Topic No.

Share of news (%)

Topic description

Topic 01

51.90

From COVID-19 to resuming work and production

Topic 02

34.10

The politicization of COVID-19 and the international dissemination of COVID-19

Topic 03

10.30

Out-of-country imported COVID-19-infected patients

Topic 04

2.70

International assistance against COVID-19

Topic 05

0.70

The spread of COVID-19 in Korea and Italy

Topic 06

0.30

International epidemic topics

Panel C: p1Wuhan

Topic No.

Share of news (%)

Topic description

Topic 01

24.40

Major social news and crime

Topic 02

18.70

US-China Competition and Hong Kong Issues

Topic 03

15.50

International dissemination of COVID-19

Topic 04

14.90

Economy, corruption, and crime

Topic 05

14.00

Resumption of work and production after COVID-19

Topic 06

12.50

Out-of-country imported COVID-19-infected patients

  1. The "share of news" represents the popularity of the topic.