: Chinese election interference targeting GOP, report shows Addressing Sunday’s incident, WNEP-TV released a statement, saying, “Test results for the upcoming November 5 general election mistakenly appeared on WNEP-TV early Sunday evening during a broadcast of the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix.” WNEP-TV explained that the election results displayed during the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix “should not have appeared” on television and claimed that the incident was “an error.” “The numbers seen on the screen were randomly generated test results sent out to help news organizations make sure their equipment is working properly in advance of election night,” WNEP-TV added. “The numbers were not reflective of any actual vote count.” WNEP-TV explained that Pennsylvania’s election laws do not allow mail-in ballots to be “taken out of their envelopes until 7:00 a.m. on Election Day” and that no votes in Pennsylvania would be counted until the state’s polls close at 8:00 p.m. next Tuesday. WNEP-TV told viewers that it “regrets the error and apologizes for any confusion” caused by Sunday’s incident. The ABC affiliate also said it had “taken steps” to make sure that the broadcast error does not happen again in the future. Subscribe to our newsletter and breaking news alerts * indicates required