Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people

https://lemmy.world/post/17362557

Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people - Lemmy.World

What does it mean to be a “real person?” Was Shakespeare a real person? His works have had a real effect on the world, does that make him real?
I’m pretty sure if someone put up Shakespeare as a candidate in a modern UK election, that wouldn’t be allowed.