Oh Wide sale in markets Predictive messages were encouraged to trend on social media around the world on Monday, as a combination of economic and geopolitical unrest fueled fears that troubling times are ahead.

The hashtag #BlackMonday was trending. social media After Platform X, Japanese stocks suffered their biggest single-day decline since Black Monday, Oct. 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 22 percent, triggering a global market decline. .

A massive sell-off in global markets and unrest in the Middle East led to a series of bearish trending themes on the X on Monday. (Badrol Chakrat/Suppa Images/Light Rocket via Getty Images)

The market’s bearishness intensified throughout the morning, spreading to Europe and the US as the words “The Dow” and “Great Depression” started trending on the site.

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Terms associated with the Biden-Harris administration also gained traction, apparently with #KamalaCrash becoming a top hashtag. Vice President Harristhe Democratic candidate for president.

Vice President Harris speaks at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention in Houston on July 25, 2024. “#KamalaCrash” was a top trending hashtag on social media site X on Monday as markets around the world tumbled. (Montinique Monroe/Getty Images)

“Bidenomics,” the administration’s name for its economic policies, was also trending, appearing in more than 50,000 posts.

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But it wasn’t just stock markets that were driving negative messages for the trend in the social media space.

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The term “Middle East” was quoted in 156,0000 posts amid concerns that Rising tensions between Israel and Iran The situation could escalate into a wider conflict in the region, and the situation prompted the term “WWIII” on X, with more than 67,000 posts mentioning the possibility of World War III.