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Hashtag voting can't be taken seriously by John Bowman Jan. 28, 2015 9:48 AM Last week, Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors was named to the starting lineup of the Eastern Conference team for the NBA All-Star game.
He owes this honour, at least in part, to support from thousands of Twitter users who voted for him using the #NBAballot hashtag.
Fan voting on social media has become a common way to decide the winners of these kinds of awards in sports and in entertainment.
But can you trust the result of a hashtag vote?
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