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Today people across the country head to their local polling stations and cast their vote in the General Election .

But there are some people who won't exercise their democratic right to vote and probably don't even know where they would even need to go to mark their ballot paper.

In order to encourage people to get out and have their say, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has shared a rather cheeky post, that thousands of people have fallen for.

The 70-year-old took to Twitter this morning, sharing a tweet which claimed "personal images" from his past had been sent to some media outlets.

(Image: @jeremycorbyn/Twitter)

He then shared a link, which promised to reveal the "truth" about said images.

However, when clicked on, the link takes people to a Labour Party page which helps people find their local polling station.

His tweet has gone viral, with over 28,000 likes, over 9,000 retweets and more than 1,000 comments.

A number of people responded confessing that they had been duped by the tweet and it had "scared" them for a moment.

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Others praised Corbyn for posting it and branded the trick "amazing", "clever" and "brilliant".

Some even went as far as to say that his social media team deserved a free pint or two.

One person wrote: "Well played good sir."

Another replied: "Ok I didn't expect to get pranked by Jeremy today."

A third added: "Sneaky but I love it."

Just in case you aren't sure where to go to vote, here's a look at what you need to do.

You should have received a polling card in the post with the address of your local polling station.

If you have lost your polling card, don't worry - it's not needed to cast your vote.

Simply enter your postcode on the Electoral Commission website.

This will tell you where to go and also which candidates are running in your area.

Polling stations are open on December 12 until 10pm.

An exit poll will be announced after they close, however the final result won't be announced until the early hours of Friday morning.