Following the killing, Harambe became subject of multiple viral memes.[29] Vox wrote in November that Harambe has an "undeniable status as 2016’s meme of the year."[30] As People magazine wrote: "Harambe continues to live on in the collective mind of the internet, entering into a rarefied state of venerated meme status."[31] One of the most widespread memes was noted by The Washington Post and New York magazine who observed a proliferation of over-the-top and fake tributes to Harambe. "The idea is, the more intense and more sincere-seeming the expression of mourning is, the funnier the joke."[29][32] For example, the "Dicks out for Harambe" meme can be seen as a fake tribute to an incident that would normally engender sincere mourning.[33][32] As Aja Romano of Vox wrote, "If you were a progressive, the Harambe meme gave you a chance to mock what you viewed as the hypocritical haranguing of the mainstream while avoiding real issues of social justice; and if you were a conservative, the Harambe meme gave you a chance to mock liberal hysteria."[33][32] One meme is a play on conspiracy theories, such as "Bush did Harambe", a reference to the 9/11 conspiracy theories.[34] In Australia, people joked about supporting Harambe's corpse as a write-in candidate on the ballot for the federal election.[35] Public Policy Polling included Harambe in their polling for the U.S. presidential election. The dead gorilla had 5% support in late July 2016 (ahead of Green Party nominee Jill Stein) and 2% in August 2016 (tied with Stein).[36][37]