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Rolling Stone's Constitution cover is in need of an amendment.
The front page of the storied rock magazine's latest issue features a naked Julia Louis-Dreyfus with a faulty U.S. Constitution inked on her back.
Just above her derriere sits the signature of one of the nation's most prominent founding fathers, John Hancock.
There's only one problem, however: John Hancock didn't sign the U.S. Constitution.
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Hancock, president of the Second Continental Congress, actually signed the Declaration of Independence.
His autograph on that document is so stylish and large, in fact, that it inspired the use of his full name as a synonym for the word "signature."
The error was first noticed by Rolling Stone readers on Twitter.
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"Pro tip: John Hancock didn't sign the Constitution," one fan wrote.
"How did Rolling Stone make such a huge blunder?" another tweeted.
A representative for the magazine explained that the mishap was a result of not being able to fit the Declaration of Independence into the tattoo image.
"The Declaration of the Independence is on the other side but we couldn't fit in all the signatures," Wenner Media Publicity Director Melissa Bruno said about the issue, which hits newsstands April 11.
Louis-Dreyfus, on the other hand, acknowledged the magazine's error in comical stride.
"Hancock signed Dec. of Independence NOT Constitution. Yet another Mike f--k-up. Dummy," the "Veep" star tweeted, referencing her character's public relations flak on the show.
Louis-Dreyfus plays Vice President Selina Meyer on the hit HBO series.
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