Feel Better About Yourself Reading About People Who Thought 'The Martian' was Based on a True Story

Stephen Kruiser | 6:26 PM on October 07, 2015

It’s said to be the closest any Hollywood space movie has come to being scientifically accurate.

But it appears that The Martian, starring Matt Damon, is being taken a little too seriously by some, with scores of people believing the sci-fi flick was based on a true story.

Tweets from people who watched the Ridley Scott film, which came out on Friday, reveal that a surprisingly large number of people are unaware that humankind has never set foot on Mars.

If you’ve had a bad day, enjoy reading the tweets in the article. Try not to be disturbed by the fact that so many people believe that NASA didn’t actually land on the moon but did somehow make it to Mars.

Then weep for humanity.

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PJ Media senior columnist and associate editor Stephen Kruiser is a professional stand-up comic, writer, and recovering political activist who edits and writes PJ's Morning Briefing, aka The Greatest Political Newsletter in America. His latest book, Straight Outta Feelings, is a humorous exploration of how the 2016 election made him enjoy politics more than he ever had before. When not being a reclusive writer, Kruiser has had the honor of entertaining U.S. troops all over the world. Follow on: X, MeWe, GETTR.