Table 2.
Five fake news events (translated into English from Chinese).
| No. | Event | Category | Original Postings | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yansong Bai dialogued with Nanshan Zhong. | Authority | 478 | 11,207 |
| 2 | Materials of Jiangsu Province aided medical team of Hubei Province were detained. | Society | 114 | 8006 |
| 3 | A postgraduate from the Wuhan Institute of Virology was the “Patient Zero.” | Authority | 676 | 49,763 |
| 4 | 80 Chinese citizens were abused while being quarantined in Russian Federation. | Politics | 258 | 15,524 |
| 5 | A car owner in Hubei Province died of COVID-19. | Society | 527 | 15,848 |
Note: a. The data collection for the postings and comments ended on September 12, 2020, at 23:59:59. b. The main objects affected by fake news in Events 1 and 3 were authoritative individuals and organizations in expertise fields, respectively.