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ABC Makes Shocking Error as It Mistakenly Airs Election Results for Pennsylvania Sparking Wild Theories on Social Media [Video]

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ABC has sparked wild conspiracy theories after mistakenly airing election results for Pennsylvania. The results appeared on a ticker along the bottom of the screen during ABC local affiliate WNEP-TV’s Sunday coverage of the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix.

The shocking ticker showed Kamala Harris winning the state with 52 percent of the vote, while Donald Trump’s share was displayed as 47 percent. WNEP-TV said that the numbers appeared on screen by “error” and were “randomly generated” as part of a test ahead of the election night on November 5. However, the incident immediately triggered accusations of election rigging on social media, with one person tweeting, “The cheat is on.”

Major Mistake Sparks Wild Theories

Trump currently holds a lead in Pennsylvania by 0.6 percentage points, according to an average of top polls from Real Clear Politics. Biden narrowly won Pennsylvania in 2020, defeating Trump by 80,555 votes, or 1.17 percent.

Democrats have accused Trump …

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