Dancing with the Stars Season 34 broke records with the voting system. Fans are wondering where the uptick in votes came from. They might’ve found out how. According to one TikTok user, fans are using fake email addresses to cast votes for their favorite contestants.
Key Takeaways
- DWTS fans alleged that some fans are using multiple fake emails to cast votes.
- The rumor surfaced on TikTok, addressing the alleged voting manipulation.
- Fans have questioned the voting system in the past.
- A major shakeup is on the way for the DWTS voting system.
Fan Voting Frenzy
Season 34 continues to break voting records. The reason is that fans might vote using multiple phone numbers or phones. However, another fan came up with an interesting theory on TikTok.
The user @enolsttayw claimed they received a message from someone who used multiple fake email addresses to vote for their favorite celebrity. “Y’all, this is crazy. What is going on with Dancing with the Stars? This is crazy. The new fandom is crazy. They’re bonkers.”
The user shared the screenshot of the message they received. The viewer voted multiple times for Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy. They used over 200 fake emails to vote the couple through last week’s semifinals.
The TikTok user questioned the validity of the voting process. They also wondered if viewers who did this even watched the show and critiqued the couple’s footwork. “Are you watching the show? Are you sitting there, holding a glass of wine and looking at the technique and looking at each of what these people are giving us on the screen?”
According to the message, other fans were using a similar voting tactic for Robert Irwin and Witney Carson. The TikTok user claims this method has “ruined Dancing with the Stars.” They even questioned DWTS, allowing viewers to vote up to 10 times per couple.
“Being given 10 votes per person is very generous, very generous. And here we are, just hacking the system so we can get our one person we absolutely need to win,” they continued. “It’s a TV show. We have five people in the finale. That’s a lot of people in the finale.”
DWTS Making Changes to the Voting System
This comes almost a month after it was reported that DWTS wants to implement a new, modern voting system that will utilize social media. They want to make the voting system accessible for viewers nationwide.
Currently, viewers can vote by texting their favorite celebrity to the code 21523. Viewers can also cast their votes on dwtsvote.abc.com. Fans can only submit up to 10 votes per couple by phone or email. Voting is available during the show’s live broadcast.
The Dancing with the Stars Season 34 finale airs live on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+.
