Politicians change 404 error page to troll Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

There is no burn quite like the 404 error-page burn.
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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- There are two clear signs that a political situation is snowballing.

First, people start referring to it as a "gate". Footage of UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn sitting on the floor of a "ram-packed" Virgin train went viral recently, but after images were shared by Richard Branson on Twitter of what appeared to show Corbyn walking past empty seats, the whole thing turned into a controversy.

Shortly after, #traingate began trending on Twitter.


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The second sign?

When a rival political party changes its website's 404 error page with the sole purpose of trolling you.

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"Error 404: Just like Corbyn's train carriage, this page is empty."

This isn't the first time the Liberal Democrats have used a feisty 404 to throw political shade and it probably won't be the last.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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