A lead story on the Drudge Report said WRCB TV in Chattanooga "was caught posting election results showing a Hillary Clinton victory days before the election, fueling concerns that the mainstream media is conditioning the public to accept a rigged election favoring Hillary."
The article says political activists discovered "a hidden website" for WRCB, showing Hillary Clinton with 343 electoral votes and 42 percent of the popular vote.
The article says the website "originated from the FTP server of WorldNow, a media software company that provides real-time data – such as election results – and other media assets to local news stations.he activist who found the page pointed out that the results align well with the 'fractional vote' method used by voting machines to rig elections to a pre-determined outcome."
WRCB released the following statement:
"Unpublished test election data appeared for a brief time on public servers this week for multiple news organizations that subscribe to the Associated Press election results service, including WRCB. Part of the test is to determine how the "winner check-mark" graphic and layout will appear on different platforms.
"The test data appeared for several state and national races, including president. Now that testing is complete, WRCB has removed the test data stream to return results to zero in preparation for election night. It is possible the test data stream may need to be turned on again for brief periods of time as designers continue testing the graphics.
"This has been the practice of news organizations for decades."