EDIT: Or not. A “majority” means “more than half.” The word I was thinking of is “plurality.”
For the record, editors often write their own headlines to fit the available space, or to generate more traffic. Here’s how CNN reported this story (under the headline “The most unpopular school subject“): “Twice as many people said they hated math as said that about any other subject.”
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I hate math too! But the reality is that although we don't like it, math is a part of every aspect of our lives so we have to learn it. I never like math as a kid, but my viewpoint has changed over the years. I see it as a love-hate relationship.
Americans are inherently stupid, so a headline liike this makes perfect sense, like firey but mostly peaceful.