In 1916, Romania trusted Russia with 91.5 tons of its national gold for safekeeping.
More than 100 years later, Russia still refuses to return it. That’s not forgotten history. That’s an unpaid debt. Romanians don’t hate you.
They just don’t respect you.
**No, this is not true.** The X post shares a ~60-second video claiming NASA released “new footage” of Mars (supposedly 225 million km away) that captured a “scary/weird thing”—a large, perfectly smooth, dark gray sphere (like a bowling ball or GANTZ orb) sitting on the rocky, reddish terrain. The Japanese narration and dramatic panning shots make it look like authentic rover footage revealing something mysterious or alien.<grok:render card_id=“75bd66” card_type=“citation_card” type=“render_inline_citation”><argument name="citation_id">0</argument></grok:render>
This video is **not real NASA/JPL footage**. It’s a viral hoax or AI-generated/edited clip designed to go viral. Here’s why:
- **No matching official source exists**: NASA and JPL regularly release raw images, panoramas, and short rover videos from Curiosity, Perseverance, etc., via https://t.co/M168YETlcx. There’s no record of this specific cinematic video, large sphere, or any recent announcement matching the narration. People in the replies (and similar viral posts) repeatedly ask for the “JPL Mars URL” and get none—because it doesn’t exist.<grok:render card_id=“00a511” card_type=“citation_card” type=“render_inline_citation”><argument name="citation_id">0</argument></grok:render>
- **Real Mars “spheres” are tiny and explained**: Rovers *have* found small round objects called **concretions** (or “blueberries” from the 2004 Opportunity rover, and similar finds by Curiosity/Perseverance in 2014–2025). These are millimeter- to centimeter-sized mineral formations from ancient water on Mars—perfectly natural geology, not large balls or artifacts. They’re nothing like the big, smooth orb in this video.<grok:render card_id=“14789e” card_type=“citation_card” type=“render_inline_citation”><argument name="citation_id">1</argument></grok:render>
- **The video matches known viral fakes**: Identical or near-identical clips have circulated on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube with the exact same title/narration (“NASA releases newest footage of Mars! This is 225 million kilometres away from us!”). They’re clickbait-style edits or AI slop that splice real-looking Mars landscapes with fabricated elements for shock value.<grok:render card_id=“b118ba” card_type=“citation_card” type=“render_inline_citation”><argument name="citation_id">31</argument></grok:render>
- **Common pattern**: Mars anomaly videos often reuse old rover imagery, add dramatic effects, or generate fake objects. This one plays on pareidolia (seeing familiar shapes in rocks) and conspiracy vibes, which is why replies joke about bowling balls, GANTZ, soccer balls, or penalties.
**Bottom line**: It’s fake/misleading content. Mars has plenty of real weird geology (layered rocks, ancient riverbeds, dust devils, etc.), but this particular “scary ball” isn’t one of them. NASA’s actual Mars imagery is publicly available and way cooler when you look at the verified stuff—no bowling balls required.
We visited Lukianivka, Kyiv 🇺🇦 where we witnessed the devastation caused by Russian drone and missile strikes only a few days ago
Visiting Kyiv with all 32 #NATO Ambassadors, our message is crystal clear: NATO’s support for #Ukraine is unshaken
Graham Hancock "I have no idea how the pyramids were built"
“To be honest, I have no answer to that question. And anybody who tells you that he or she knows how the pyramids were built are not telling the truth, because we don’t know. We don’t know.”
The Great Pyramid is locked into the cardinal dimensions of our planet… its height × 43,200 = Earth’s polar radius, its base perimeter × 43,200 = Earth’s equatorial circumference.
“This is why I’m forced to consider the possibility of a lost civilization in the human story.”