When I browsed the news headlines this morning, I came across a story from the US where a fellow has been charged with manipulating election results in, I think, 2016. When I went back later to check the details, I couldn't find the original article but, from memory, he put a message on social media that people could vote for Hillary Clinton by texting 'Hillary' to a particular phone number. Nearly 5000 people responded.
What does that say about the voting public? Did people go along with the joke and vote properly as well? Or did 5000 people believe that this was legitimate? Could it happen here, or are Australians a bit more sophisticated than our American cousins? Or is it just an April Fool's joke?
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