Hey, did you hear that Kamala Harris won the election? ABC affiliate broadcast a graphic showing Kamala Harris with 52 percent of the vote to Donald Trump's 47 percent.
Ask yourself why ABC put up 2024 election results today showing a Kamala victory..
— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) October 30, 2024
They called it a test… 😳 pic.twitter.com/rRP7ETHbg3
Yes, they were just running a test of their election reporting system.
WNEP Scranton "mistakenly" showed the Pennsylvania results for the 2024 election.
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) October 30, 2024
The ABC News affiliate called it a "test" run.
You'll never guess who they showed winning pic.twitter.com/VFL6ojIy7j
Yes, this actually happened pic.twitter.com/Kmpd796iwJ
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) October 30, 2024
"Those numbers should not have appeared on the screen, and it was an error by WNEP that they did," the station explained, adding that the numbers were "randomly generated."
"Random." LOL
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) October 30, 2024
More like the results they want to see happen. Give us a break.
Holy shit. PA is the key. And they know it.
— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) October 30, 2024
If it was truly a test, as they claim, why didn't they have it at a 50-50 tie? They could test just as easily without making one candidate win.
— Charlotte Laws (@CharlotteLaws) October 30, 2024
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Hmmm. That seems odd. Why would they choose to test it during a live event like that.
— Simon VanDyk (@SimonSaysKnow) October 30, 2024
Don’t they have a single backup system in their whole building?
This happens every presidential cycle. It's intentional, though I don't know why they do it.
— Katewerk (@katewerk) October 30, 2024
I feel like I’ve seen this episode before.
— The 27th State T-Shirt Company (@The27thStTShirt) October 30, 2024
I seem to remember this happening last election.
— SEALS-R-AWESOME-ANIMALS (@None70219810) October 30, 2024
These "mistakes" only ever go one way
— FeiPo 🇺🇸 (@FeiPo6) October 30, 2024
A test run, to test to see if anyone would notice
— Neil Paul Carson (@NeilPaulCarson) October 30, 2024
People noticed.