‘Thousands’ of Americans voted for Harambe and now people are freaking out

Donald Trump's shock election win has already left a lot of people in a fragile state this morning.

And now widespread Twitter rumours that Americans decided to vote for Harambe yesterday have just tipped a load of them over edge.

It started when photos started to emerge of voters writing the slain silverback’s name onto ballot papers.

https://twitter.com/Mexicanabanana/status/796218076953878528

Then rumours of Harambe's massive electoral mandate took off after this US journalist's tweet.

https://twitter.com/David_Leavitt/status/796239651296215041 And then it didn't take long for people to start really freaking out. https://twitter.com/J4CKMULL/status/796270526683643904 https://twitter.com/ChrisChari/status/796267967633686528 https://twitter.com/StxrbucksNiallx/status/796232999708672000 https://twitter.com/EsemonRaymond/status/796282056296648704 It's unlikely that thousands of people did vote for Harambe, and even if they did, it wouldn't have affected the result, as some have claimed. But still, guys, this was kind of a big deal. Catch up with the latest Football Friday Live here: