A silly Between Two Ferns video in which Zach Galifianakis and President Barack Obama pretend to be mean to one another has succeeded in sending Internet traffic to HealthCare.Gov.
http://t.co/FrO24hdvcA is the #1 source of referrals to http://t.co/0r93BavlrV right now.
— Tara McGuinness (@HealthCareTara) March 11, 2014
Hey @galifianakisz, thanks for sending so many folks to #GetCoveredNow at http://t.co/5zeR2RQuXe. And good luck with those spider bites. -bo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 11, 2014
There’s no word on the number of hits to the site or, more importantly, if these clicks translated into people signing up for healthcare. The video itself has been viewed 5.4 million times.