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I recall an experiment in Brazil or some other SA country where they asked kids math problems like "what is 13 * 12" they didn't know, but when they phrased it as "How much money do you have if you had thirteen piles of 12 *whatever Brazilian dollars are called*?" they could answer it fine.

Irrelevant. It doesn't really matter if its literally true. The Dunning Kruger Effect can be seen in a meaningful sense. It doesn't matter if its true or our understanding of it is correct or not. If Todd thinks he's good at dealing with electrical appliances, but his knowledge is not as good...