This still exists.  As mentioned in the duplicate 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/24234
it's been an issue for 5 years. 

The fix that works for me is stated by Geoff in the other bug

sudo apt-get update -o Acquire::http::No-Cache=true

Whether this works in all cases or not, I don't know.  However, from an
advocacy standpoint, regardless of who or what is at fault, it's a bad
thing, probably frightening to newcomers.

Perhaps ensuring that a message along with it would solve the problem.
As it is, it's cryptic, giving no indication that it's a minor issue
that will probably disappear in an hour   Something along the lines of,
after the error message, please try running sudo apt-get update -o
Acquire::http::No-Cache=true, then run apt-get update again would be an
explanation that newcomers can understand, one that would probably fix
the issue, which will probably continue, since it often just seems to be
a minor glitch, and not scare people off.

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