It really bugs me that someone highlighted and circled this as if they found this ironic error when it was written as a joke headline in the first place and it went clear over their head. The equivalent of red circles and arrows on thumbnails

[–] Masimatutu@mander.xyz 24 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, I agree. Believe me, I really searched for one without highlighting but to no avail.

Edit:

I know this is 10 years old, but it's the best source I could find. It seems as though it is unclear whether this was intentional: https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/mathematics/naughty-numbers-in-the-news/?amp=1

It is still not clear whether the classic, “‘We hate math,’ say 4 in 10 – a majority of Americans”, was a clever joke or stupidity.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

It was probably Jay Leno.