Election Testing Makes Its Way to Live Air

On Tuesday, some Bachelorette viewers were mistakenly told that President Donald Trump officially won his second term a full week before election day. Viewers in the Detroit area were shown accidental election results during the dating reality show, which claimed that Trump had already won the state of Michigan. WXYZ-TV, a local ABC affiliate, explained the error was made of “randomly generated” statistics, not a true count of Trump’s relevance in Michigan. “Last night, during ‘The Bachelorette,’ WXYZ inadvertently aired an election result graphic as part of our testing of the systems we will use during election night coverage,” a statement from WXYZ-TV said, as published by Fox News. – Newsweek, Kelly Wynne, October 29, 2020 – According to This Mistaken ‘Bachelorette’ Broadcast, Trump Already Won Michigan