The foaming response from Abbott haters to the claim that the former prime minister was head-butted by a self-identifying "yes" voter reveals a campaign so deep in indignation some have forgotten the task at hand.

Even though doubts have since emerged.

Reactions on social media ignore the campaign implications ranging from outright denial, to moral equivalence, and unguarded schadenfreude. Essentially, he made it up, or if it did happen, it was piddling compared to an attack on an activist connected to Kevin Rudd in Brisbane recently, and besides, Tony Abbott had it coming anyway.

What does this say? Love is love, until there's someone who deserves a Liverpool kiss?