ABC mistakenly airs USA Election Results declaring the Winner
More than a week before election Day, an ABC affiliate broadcast what seemed to be official election results for Pennsylvania, which showed Kamala harris handily winning the crucial swing state. This sparked a wave of conspiracy theories.
ABC aired a ticker with election results for Pennsylvania, showing harris beating trump, igniting conspiracy theories.
The graphic caused a stir on social media, prompting claims of election rigging.
One user posted on X: “The cheat is on.”
The results appeared on the screen in "error," according to WNEP-TV, and were "randomly generated" as a test before the election on november 5.
The station informed the Daily Mail, which broke the story first, that "WNEP made a mistake by putting those numbers on the screen when they shouldn't have."
In order to assist news organizations in ensuring that their technology is operating correctly ahead of election night, the figures displayed on the screen were randomly generated test results.
ABC aired a ticker with election results for Pennsylvania, showing harris beating trump, igniting conspiracy theories.
The graphic caused a stir on social media, prompting claims of election rigging.
One user posted on X: “The cheat is on.”
The results appeared on the screen in "error," according to WNEP-TV, and were "randomly generated" as a test before the election on november 5.
The station informed the Daily Mail, which broke the story first, that "WNEP made a mistake by putting those numbers on the screen when they shouldn't have."
In order to assist news organizations in ensuring that their technology is operating correctly ahead of election night, the figures displayed on the screen were randomly generated test results.