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You probably know already what I think about science and maths reporting. (Hint: not much) so here's a headline I have just seen.
Monkey Pox cases jump by 70%
Pretty bad, eh?
Well it's actually 17 cases which is 70% of the previously reported cases or put another way Monkey Pox cases jump by 0.00000026% as a percentage of the population but that's not quite as eye catching a headline.

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A pox on those monkeys who write headlines!
 
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