If you read the actual story instead of just the tweet... Details matter.
Says the guys who posted a link to an image and then followed it up with "Look at the chart".
The headline and axes are clearly labelled, as is the source. The NY Times article also provides the basis of its sums. The metrics are clearly somewhat different.
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Says the guys who posted a link to an image and then followed it up with "Look at the chart".