This week, a story broke out when Time reported that the Alaskan town of Talkeetna, AK had an honorary cat mayor who had been serving for 15 years, after having won an election as a write-in candidate, since the human competition was so paltry. In reality, according to NPR, the town has no mayor, and so there was never any election — the cat is just a tourist attraction. This video also spreads the myth about the election:
From NPR
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