Daniel Andrews’ gushing post about wife Cath on opening day of Victorian election campaign
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Dan Andrews’ gushing post about wife Cath divides Australians: Prime Minister’s tribute to his ‘number one’ makes fans pass out and critics demand he ‘spare us’ on first day of election campaign
- Victorian election campaign kicked off Wednesday morning
- Prime Minister Dan Andrews writes with him about his wife on the election path
- Campaign is already subject to misinformation spread on social media
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Dan Andrews has launched his bid for a third term with a gushing post about his wife Cath that divided opinion as the first day of the Victorian election was hit with bizarre false claims circulated on social media.
The Victorian Prime Minister posted a photo of his 24-year-old wife staring at him admiringly on Twitter, while also posting a photo of them together on “the big red one.” [campaign] bus’.
‘Campaign day one – with my number one,’ Mr Andrews wrote in his post.
The campaign kicks off with predictions that in the November 26 poll, Victorians will again favor his Labor team over opposition leader Matthew Guy’s Coalition lineup.
Dan Andrews has launched his third term bid with a gushing post about his wife Cath dividing opinion
Dan and Catherine Andrews have been married for 24 years. The Victorian Prime Minister kicked off the 2022 election campaign with his wife at his side
The Andrews’ gushing launch photos brought out the haters and fans alike.
“Great to have your best asset on the campaign trail,” said one.
“Good luck to you both!” one woman replied, while another said ‘Great photo Cath!’.
But the messages provoked a lot of cynical and negative reactions.
“Please spare us,” said one person with an anti-vax handle.
“Your number 1 will be the first to express your condolences for your loss,” said another.
“At world record pace for the most pointless, ‘look at me’ tweets,” commented another.
Cath Andrews also posted a photo of herself with her husband on the first day of the campaign trail
Another nasty comment claimed Andrews himself and his social media were “so blatantly contrived and fake.”
Andrews wasn’t the only one trying to use his marriage for voting, though.
On Monday, Mr. Guy posted a photo of himself dining out with his wife Renae.
With the photo that Mr. Guy promised: ‘If elected, my government will … scrap Daniel Andrews’ unfair tax on charities, the 43rd new or increased tax under the Andrews Labor government.’
Andrews wasn’t the only one trying to use his marriage for voting, though. On Monday, Liberal leader Matthew Guy posted a photo of himself dining out with his wife Renae
The election oversight authority has posted a warning that ‘completely false’ claims were being circulated about vote counting
As the Andrews posted coordinated snaps of husband and wife, the election oversight authority posted a warning that “completely false” claims were being spread about vote counting.
“We are aware of a report circulating online suggesting that we are working with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to oversee the vote counting,” the Victorian Election Commission posted on several platforms.
“This is completely untrue. We don’t work with the WEF or any other organization to count votes for state elections.’
When commenters asked if the posts were spreading the false information, the VEC declined, as it could amplify the misinformation.
It also asked others not to share it.
The VEC also tried to remind the public that because “anyone can share their opinion on social media…so are people or groups trying to spread false information.”
It also posted a link to an “explanation on how to separate fact from fiction.”