Even those who should know better trip over laws of physics.
Famous test of 3 (then current) Porsche models (1973?).
Brock Yates notices the press handout says "the wheel lugs are aluminum".
Thinking this is a typo, he asks the PR person "WTH?", who answers "Zey are lighter!".

At that point in time, writers dare not mention the fact that trailing throttle oversteer* was still killing Porsche owners....
* enter a turn too fast, back off the throttle, causes fatal oversteer, car loops