Yup, it's real. How did it get into production with
- a flattened back tire with central hub very off-center,
- right pedal on the left side, and very far below the cyclist's leg,
- chain routing defying common sense,
- and a disjointed left glass?
At least the socks seem to be classic low-res stitch art likely by humans...
The answer is anybody because no one is looking at the box art. People but things online all the time just to find out it's the wrong size or the wrong color or doesn't have the feature they thought.
Nobody sees this and immediately thinks AI photo. They think, I want to see the socks, which they do and buy it. Maybe they see this AI logo, but it doesn't register consciously.
Where you only read "the" once.
I read the "the" twice. Do people usually miss that?
Some people do. There are endless little language tricks that some people will catch and others won't. Similarly there are endless visual tricks that some people will catch and others won't.
If you're looking for a trick, it'll be easier to spot. Any image posted to the "Fuck AI" community is going to have people looking at it. But put this online with 20 other socks for sale or at the checkout of a store and no one (realistically almost no one) is going to catch it.