IF your official source of information is giving information that is unclear... JUST WAIT.
They are now showing 100% of precincts reporting, so it is reasonably clear.
Early in the evening, the NC website showed over 1600 precincts reporting, and then that number FELL to only 705 precincts reporting.
Technology is good... but it still ain’t perfect.
Yes, it was wrong for less than one hour. They announced this on the local TV news, and explained exactly what happened and why the precinct info was incorrect.
It has nothing to do with your incorrect claim that few ballots had been counted.