This meme is tricking people into visiting the voter registration website
Hello, have you registered to vote yet? There may still be time to do so, depending on your state.
Wow I can’t believe this is why Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson split up https://t.co/WQrbEBV6uD pic.twitter.com/Dc8b9azhua
— Tim (@cigelske) October 14, 2018
"Wow I can’t believe this is why Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson split up," Tim Cigelske posted on Twitter yesterday along with a photo of the recently demolished couple. He then posted a shortened url, which, as you probably guessed by now, leads to Vote.org's voter registration page. Because he used a photo of the couple as well as a link, it hid the link preview, so people couldn't tell where they would end up.
According to Cigelske, the link had been clicked over 1 million times, thanks to a few celebrity retweets.
But, as Cigelske points out on Medium, he stole the idea, "like any good Twitter meme." Turns out Ashlee Marie Preston tricked him into clicking first.
Welp...it’s official...Kim Kardashian finally decided to divorce Kanye West... https://t.co/C2p25mxWJO
— Ashlee Marie Preston (@AshleeMPreston) October 12, 2018
omg i can’t believe this is the REAL reason kanye is in Uganda https://t.co/qq5ghGKnDv pic.twitter.com/lFwXbhEBzy
— juan vidal (@itsjuanlove) October 15, 2018
You have to check this out.https://t.co/DW0slztBZT pic.twitter.com/MzNxP65Uj5
— 📺🦉 creepypasta npc (@zerosumgabe) October 15, 2018
wow you'll never believe where I found this #cheeseburger https://t.co/WQrbEBV6uD pic.twitter.com/h2Q1vUk6sC
— Tim (@cigelske) October 15, 2018
Is this definite proof there is going to be a #WestWing reboot?? https://t.co/prmltsocVk
— purpleclaire (@purpleclaire) October 15, 2018
Y’all over here paying $300+ for textbooks? I payed $50 for all my books😛 Dont sleep on this link. 😤😤https://t.co/QwgRhAnQMN
— Vic 🌻☠️ (@TearDropsChild) October 16, 2018
Did yall see what happen to trump!?😂😂https://t.co/bUfdmi4u3L
— Kaneki (@dvrkxo) October 16, 2018
Is this a joke?!?!?!? https://t.co/p2f0PrQ9Av pic.twitter.com/t0b5UjGmRZ
— Shane Powers (@Theshanepowers) October 16, 2018
GUYS ONE DIRECTION IS GETTING BACK TOGETHER!!!!! https://t.co/nHTKyugunQ pic.twitter.com/hYh4PeFOyb
— GORDY〆 (@Gordyreed) October 16, 2018
That One Direction regroup clickbait stung for some though.
Oh my god I’m pissed. Okay yes go vote but liTERALLY I WAS ABOUT TO CRY ABOUT THEM NEVER GETTING BACK TOGEYHER EARLIER AND HERE U ARE PLAYING ME
— meg (@krupcake) October 16, 2018
Oh god I clicked so fast 😫😫 what did I do to deserve this?? Register too many voters on my campus ?? 😂
— J (@JHandel44) October 16, 2018