The former My Kitchen Rules star recently announced his plans to run for the Senate as part of The Great Australian Party.Evans has emerged as an extremely controversial figure over his anti-vaxxer views and use of social media to spread misinformation about COVID-19.As a result, not everyone was impressed by his new political aspirations, with a group of pranksters deciding to take a cheeky swipe at the celebrity chef.NED-3294-NCA-App-BannerThe Twitter account Chaser Interns, which is linked to satirist outlet The Chaser, revealed the prank on Friday.“Thought we’d help Pete out by setting up a campaign site on his behalf,” the group wrote on Twitter, with a link to a website with the domain peteevansforsenate.com.But instead of providing information on Evan’s political run and how to support him, users are instead directed to the immunisation page on the Department of Health website, which states vaccines are a “simple, safe and effective”.It comes a week after Evans attended an anti-vaxxer rally in Sydney’s Hyde Park, where he revealed he had always suspected an election campaign was in his future.“I begged people I thought could change the future of Australia. I f**king begged,” he told the crowd.“But in the back of my mind there was this little guy going, ‘you know you’re gonna have to do this’.“I will speak the truth. Well it’s my truth. Everybody has their own truth.“Some people are activists, some people hold space through meditation. Some people enter into parliament — which is the last thing I would ever consider, but I’ve been invited to step in as the Federal senator for the NSW seat.”RELATED: Pete Evans pushes anti-vax petitionRELATED: Pete Evans’ 90-minute chat with rogue MPEvans said he would do his “best” to represent the people in the crowd to the best of his capacity.Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton announced Evan’s run with The Great Australian Party in a statement earlier this month.“Pete Evans has maintained his principles and inspired others in the face of uncommon adversity,” a statement from Mr Culleton said.“Pete is fully supportive of the GAP ethos, supporting restoration of the commonwealth and the preservation of democracy in Australia.“Throughout his engagement with GAP’s national selection committee, Pete presented an unwavering commitment to advancing the freedoms of all Australians. As a result, he has been resoundingly approved.“Pete Evans has consistently demonstrated courage in exposing matters of public information and interest, provoking much needed debate despite personal cost to himself.”RELATED: The Project hosts blast Pete EvansThe conspiracy theorist has been banned from both Facebook and Instagram, with both social media platforms citing the sharing of misinformation and dangerous claims about COVID-19 as the reason.Last year, Evans was abandoned by a large number of his sponsors, including his publisher, for posting a neo-Nazi symbol on Instagram.He was dropped by Pan Macmillan, which published 17 of his books, before Channel 10 booted him off I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!Woolworths, Big W, Dymocks, Coles, Kmart, Target and the homeware brands Baccarat and House also distanced themselves from him.How to find news on news.com.au
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