This particular statistic is wholly correct and precisely defines the downward trajectory of INTC. It's not like the stat is from 1976.

INTC was clearly inflated in 2022 - it rose up with all the COVID hype, so yes, it is misleading. It's like looking at Gamestop stock right when it was artificially boosted by Wallstreetbets, and saying "Look at its decline!"

How can it be misleading? It is the factually correct number of employees they had at that time. It is unambiguous.

There's a difference between "misleading" and "wrong". One can be factually correct while still misleading. It is the skillset of lawyers and journalists.