A Mexican news outlet is facing ridicule after inadvertently broadcasting a prank involving a man’s testicles during coverage of a total solar eclipse on Monday. This incident happened when the news program of RCG Media’s 24/7 was showcasing viewer-submitted footage of the celestial event.
During the solar eclipse show, clips displayed on the screen unexpectedly showed a man obscuring the sun with his testicles, the New York Post reported. Anchors were left shocked. The clip, later dubbed as the “testicular eclipse,” was swiftly removed from the screen, with one of the anchors explaining that the footage had been submitted by viewers.
Eclipse show on Mexican media outlet turned into a man’s testicle clown showDoes anyone genuinely still watching the news in 2024? pic.twitter.com/rwA2etbUzK
— Andrew Tate (Fake x Parody) (@Cobratate_WR) April 9, 2024
‘Testicular eclipse’
The anchor admitted the risks of including fan-submitted content, which can sometimes lead to embarrassing situations for broadcasters. According to New York Post, instances of sharing clips during solar events are not uncommon, with similar images circulating during the 2019 eclipse in Chile.
Even Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee reportedly posted a similar video on Instagram before deleting it. However, Monday’s incident marks the first known instance of such an image being aired on television. Many have criticized the news outlet for failing to vet the submitted video before broadcasting it.
A user identified as Rhevolver claimed responsibility for submitting the clip to RCG Media, jokingly expressing satisfaction at the prank’s success. “Greetings to all my people from Saltillo who had to watch my eggs on television,” Rhevolver wrote, poking fun at the situation. However, it is unclear whether the footage submitted was of Rhevolver himself.
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