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	~~[[File:Devon island.jpeg\|thumb\|The undeniable proof!]]~~		{{series flerf lies}}

	Flat Earthers claim that photos taken by [[NASA]]'s [[Wikipedia:Mars rover\|rovers]] from the surface of [[Wikipedia:Mars\|Mars]] are actually photos taken from various locations on Earth which have been deceitfully edited to fool people into thinking space is real.		Flat Earthers claim that photos taken by [[NASA]]'s [[Wikipedia:Mars rover\|rovers]] from the surface of [[Wikipedia:Mars\|Mars]] are actually photos taken from various locations on Earth which have been deceitfully edited to fool people into thinking space is real.

	This claim is propagated on social media through shitty memes<ref group=note>~~Becuase~~ flerfs can't ever point to a ~~primary~~ source</ref> that usually show two nearly identical photos side by side, with one claimed to be Mars and the other, some location on Earth.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOv8593oBc "Flat Earther Lies to Sell Junk App" Conspiracy Toonz]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/23/instagram-posts/nasa-is-not-photoshopping-pictures-of-canada-and-p/ NASA is not altering pictures of Canada and passing them off as Mars images]</ref> According to flerfs, this is evidence that NASA is using their multi-billion dollar budget wisely by hiring an amateur photo editor to [[Wikipedia:Color grading\|colour grade]] existing photos from Earth to look like the Martian surface.		This claim is propagated on social media through shitty memes<ref group=note>Because flerfs can't ever point to a reliable source</ref> that usually show two nearly identical photos side by side, with one claimed to be Mars and the other, some location on Earth.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOv8593oBc "Flat Earther Lies to Sell Junk App" Conspiracy Toonz]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/23/instagram-posts/nasa-is-not-photoshopping-pictures-of-canada-and-p/ NASA is not altering pictures of Canada and passing them off as Mars images]</ref> According to flerfs, this is evidence that NASA is using their multi-billion dollar budget wisely by hiring an amateur photo editor to [[Wikipedia:Color grading\|colour grade]] existing photos from Earth to look like the Martian surface.

	Of course, NASA has never shared a photo taken on Earth and claimed it to be Mars. When flerfs share these memes, they are either [[Laws of Flerf\|lying]] or too ignorant and lazy to check the source of the images.		Of course, NASA has never shared a photo taken on Earth and claimed it to be Mars. When flerfs share these memes, they are either [[Laws of Flerf\|lying]] or too ignorant and lazy to check the source of the images.

Washcarso at 05:43, 17 August 2026

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	~~[[Category:Flerf lies]]~~ [[Category:Specific ~~Meme Debunks~~]]		[[Category:Specific meme debunks]]

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	[[Category:Flerf lies]]		[[Category:Flerf lies]] [[Category:Specific Meme Debunks]]

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Specific examples

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	This meme suggests a photo of the Algerian desert was claimed to have been taken by [[Wikipedia:Ingenuity (helicopter)\|Ingenuity]].		This meme suggests a photo of the Algerian desert was claimed to have been taken by [[Wikipedia:Ingenuity (helicopter)\|Ingenuity]].

	The original photo is of the [[Wikipedia:Tadrart Rouge\|Tadrart]], a rocky and mountainous region of the Algerian desert, located near the city of [[Wikipedia:Djanet\|Djanet]]. The metadata shows it was taken by photographer Gregory Rohart with a Canon EOS 40D.<ref>[https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36EV96B Photo from Algeria does not prove that 'NASA's Mars missions were faked]</ref>		The original photo is of the [[Wikipedia:Tadrart Rouge\|Tadrart]], a rocky and mountainous region of the Algerian desert, located near the city of [[Wikipedia:Djanet\|Djanet]]. The metadata shows it was taken by photographer Gregory Rohart with a Canon EOS 40D in 2009.<ref>[https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36EV96B Photo from Algeria does not prove that 'NASA's Mars missions were faked]</ref>

	The source of the manipulated image is not known, but evidently someone edited the original by removing the people, adding an image of a rover and helicopter,<ref group=note>I thought the photo was supposed to be taken BY the helicopter...</ref> and adding the caption.		The source of the manipulated image is not known, but evidently someone edited the original by removing the people, adding an image of a rover and helicopter,<ref group=note>I thought the photo was supposed to be taken BY the helicopter...</ref> and adding the caption.

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Specific examples

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	This meme suggests a photo of the Algerian desert was claimed to have been taken by [[Wikipedia:Ingenuity (helicopter)\|Ingenuity]].		This meme suggests a photo of the Algerian desert was claimed to have been taken by [[Wikipedia:Ingenuity (helicopter)\|Ingenuity]].

	The original photo is of the [[Wikipedia:Tadrart Rouge\|Tadrart]], a rocky and mountainous region of the Algerian desert, located near the city of [Wikipedia:Djanet\|Djanet]]. The metadata shows it was taken by photographer Gregory Rohart with a Canon EOS 40D.<ref>[https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36EV96B Photo from Algeria does not prove that 'NASA's Mars missions were faked]</ref>		The original photo is of the [[Wikipedia:Tadrart Rouge\|Tadrart]], a rocky and mountainous region of the Algerian desert, located near the city of [[Wikipedia:Djanet\|Djanet]]. The metadata shows it was taken by photographer Gregory Rohart with a Canon EOS 40D.<ref>[https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36EV96B Photo from Algeria does not prove that 'NASA's Mars missions were faked]</ref>

	The source of the manipulated image is not known, but evidently someone edited the original by removing the people, adding an image of a rover and helicopter,<ref group=note>I thought the photo was supposed to be taken BY the helicopter...</ref> and adding the caption.		The source of the manipulated image is not known, but evidently someone edited the original by removing the people, adding an image of a rover and helicopter,<ref group=note>I thought the photo was supposed to be taken BY the helicopter...</ref> and adding the caption.

Washcarso: /* Specific examples */

2026-05-25T01:33:45Z

Specific examples

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	This meme suggests a photo of the Algerian desert was claimed to have been taken by [[Wikipedia:Ingenuity (helicopter)\|Ingenuity]].		This meme suggests a photo of the Algerian desert was claimed to have been taken by [[Wikipedia:Ingenuity (helicopter)\|Ingenuity]].

	The original photo is of the [[Wikipedia:~~Tatrard Rogue~~\|~~Tatrard~~]], a rocky and mountainous region of the Algerian desert, located near the city of [Wikipedia:Djanet\|Djanet]]. The metadata shows it was taken by photographer Gregory Rohart with a Canon EOS 40D.<ref>[https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36EV96B Photo from Algeria does not prove that 'NASA's Mars missions were faked]</ref>		The original photo is of the [[Wikipedia:Tadrart Rouge\|Tadrart]], a rocky and mountainous region of the Algerian desert, located near the city of [Wikipedia:Djanet\|Djanet]]. The metadata shows it was taken by photographer Gregory Rohart with a Canon EOS 40D.<ref>[https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36EV96B Photo from Algeria does not prove that 'NASA's Mars missions were faked]</ref>

	The source of the manipulated image is not known, but evidently someone edited the original by removing the people, adding an image of a rover and helicopter,<ref group=note>I thought the photo was supposed to be taken BY the helicopter...</ref> and adding the caption.		The source of the manipulated image is not known, but evidently someone edited the original by removing the people, adding an image of a rover and helicopter,<ref group=note>I thought the photo was supposed to be taken BY the helicopter...</ref> and adding the caption.

Washcarso: /* Algeria */

2026-05-25T01:32:46Z

Algeria

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	This meme suggests a photo of the Algerian desert was claimed to have been taken by [[Wikipedia:Ingenuity (helicopter)\|Ingenuity]].		This meme suggests a photo of the Algerian desert was claimed to have been taken by [[Wikipedia:Ingenuity (helicopter)\|Ingenuity]].

	The original photo ~~seems (from~~ the ~~title) to have been taken near~~ [[Wikipedia:~~Djanet~~\|~~Djanet~~]], a city ~~in southeast Algeria~~. The metadata shows it was taken by photographer Gregory Rohart with a Canon EOS 40D.<ref>[https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36EV96B Photo from Algeria does not prove that 'NASA's Mars missions were faked]</ref>		The original photo is of the [[Wikipedia:Tatrard Rogue\|Tatrard]], a rocky and mountainous region of the Algerian desert, located near the city of [Wikipedia:Djanet\|Djanet]]. The metadata shows it was taken by photographer Gregory Rohart with a Canon EOS 40D.<ref>[https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36EV96B Photo from Algeria does not prove that 'NASA's Mars missions were faked]</ref>

	The source of the manipulated image is not known, but evidently someone edited the original by removing the people, adding an image of a rover and helicopter,<ref group=note>I thought the photo was supposed to be taken BY the helicopter...</ref> and adding the caption.		The source of the manipulated image is not known, but evidently someone edited the original by removing the people, adding an image of a rover and helicopter,<ref group=note>I thought the photo was supposed to be taken BY the helicopter...</ref> and adding the caption.

Washcarso at 13:01, 24 May 2026

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	This claim is propagated on social media through shitty memes<ref group=note>Becuase flerfs can't ever point to a primary source</ref> that usually show two nearly identical photos side by side, with one claimed to be Mars and the other, some location on Earth.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOv8593oBc "Flat Earther Lies to Sell Junk App" Conspiracy Toonz]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/23/instagram-posts/nasa-is-not-photoshopping-pictures-of-canada-and-p/ NASA is not altering pictures of Canada and passing them off as Mars images]</ref> According to flerfs, this is evidence that NASA is using their multi-billion dollar budget wisely by hiring an amateur photo editor to [[Wikipedia:Color grading\|colour grade]] existing photos from Earth to look like the Martian surface.		This claim is propagated on social media through shitty memes<ref group=note>Becuase flerfs can't ever point to a primary source</ref> that usually show two nearly identical photos side by side, with one claimed to be Mars and the other, some location on Earth.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOv8593oBc "Flat Earther Lies to Sell Junk App" Conspiracy Toonz]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/23/instagram-posts/nasa-is-not-photoshopping-pictures-of-canada-and-p/ NASA is not altering pictures of Canada and passing them off as Mars images]</ref> According to flerfs, this is evidence that NASA is using their multi-billion dollar budget wisely by hiring an amateur photo editor to [[Wikipedia:Color grading\|colour grade]] existing photos from Earth to look like the Martian surface.

	Of course, NASA has never shared a photo taken on Earth and claimed it to be Mars. When flerfs share these memes, they are either [[Laws of Flerf\|lying]] or too ignorant to check ~~whether~~ the ~~photos were actually published by NASA~~.		Of course, NASA has never shared a photo taken on Earth and claimed it to be Mars. When flerfs share these memes, they are either [[Laws of Flerf\|lying]] or too ignorant and lazy to check the source of the images.

	==Specific examples==		==Specific examples==
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	===Greenland===		===Greenland===
	[[File:Mars_greenland.webp\|thumb\|"Greenland"]]		[[File:Mars_greenland.webp\|thumb\|"Greenland"]]
	This example, [[Dave Weiss~~#DITRH Derp~~#Mars photo\|famously pushed by professional grifter David Weiss]], alleges that a photo of "Greenland" was claimed by NASA to be Mars. Weiss has repeatedly claimed the photo on the left is "from NASA's website" (even though it isn't nor ever was). Weiss sometimes says the photo was taken on Devon Island, which is not in Greenland.<sup>''[citation NOT needed]''</sup>		This example, [[Dave Weiss#Mars photo\|famously pushed by professional grifter David Weiss]], alleges that a photo of "Greenland" was claimed by NASA to be Mars. Weiss has repeatedly claimed the photo on the left is "from NASA's website" (even though it isn't nor ever was). Weiss sometimes says the photo was taken on Devon Island, which is not in Greenland.<sup>''[citation NOT needed]''</sup>

	The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burren2.jpg original photo] was actually not taken in Greenland nor Devon Island, it was taken in [[Wikipedia:The Burren\|The Burren, Ireland]] in 2004, and is even on the [[Wikipedia:Geology of Ireland~~#Timeline~~#Mesozoic\|Geology of Ireland Wikipedia page]].		The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burren2.jpg original photo] was actually not taken in Greenland nor Devon Island, it was taken in [[Wikipedia:The Burren\|The Burren, Ireland]] in 2004, and is even on the [[Wikipedia:Geology of Ireland#Mesozoic\|Geology of Ireland Wikipedia page]].

	The manipulated photo was created as part of a 2012 [https://indavideo.hu/video/NASA_Training_Session_-_Mars_Photography_Workshop_101_Required_Course satirical video] about "how to make a photograph for Mars". The manipulated photo also includes a rover part taken from [https://solarviews.com/cap/mars/PIA05049.htm this panorama] (taken by [[Wikipedia:Mars Exploration Rover\|MER]]).		The manipulated photo was created as part of a 2012 [https://indavideo.hu/video/NASA_Training_Session_-_Mars_Photography_Workshop_101_Required_Course satirical video] about "how to make a photograph for Mars". The manipulated photo also includes a rover part taken from [https://solarviews.com/cap/mars/PIA05049.htm this panorama] (taken by [[Wikipedia:Mars Exploration Rover\|MER]]).

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Greenland

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	This example, [[Dave Weiss#DITRH Derp#Mars photo\|famously pushed by professional grifter David Weiss]], alleges that a photo of "Greenland" was claimed by NASA to be Mars. Weiss has repeatedly claimed the photo on the left is "from NASA's website" (even though it isn't nor ever was). Weiss sometimes says the photo was taken on Devon Island, which is not in Greenland.<sup>''[citation NOT needed]''</sup>		This example, [[Dave Weiss#DITRH Derp#Mars photo\|famously pushed by professional grifter David Weiss]], alleges that a photo of "Greenland" was claimed by NASA to be Mars. Weiss has repeatedly claimed the photo on the left is "from NASA's website" (even though it isn't nor ever was). Weiss sometimes says the photo was taken on Devon Island, which is not in Greenland.<sup>''[citation NOT needed]''</sup>

	The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burren2.jpg original photo] was actually not taken in Greenland nor Devon Island, it was taken in [[Wikipedia:The Burren\|The Burren, Ireland]], and is even on the [[Wikipedia:Geology of Ireland#Timeline#Mesozoic\|Geology of Ireland Wikipedia page]].		The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burren2.jpg original photo] was actually not taken in Greenland nor Devon Island, it was taken in [[Wikipedia:The Burren\|The Burren, Ireland]] in 2004, and is even on the [[Wikipedia:Geology of Ireland#Timeline#Mesozoic\|Geology of Ireland Wikipedia page]].

	The manipulated photo was created as part of a [https://indavideo.hu/video/NASA_Training_Session_-_Mars_Photography_Workshop_101_Required_Course satirical video] about "how to make a photograph for Mars". The manipulated photo also includes a rover part taken from [https://solarviews.com/cap/mars/PIA05049.htm this panorama] (taken by [[Wikipedia:Mars Exploration Rover\|MER]]).		The manipulated photo was created as part of a 2012 [https://indavideo.hu/video/NASA_Training_Session_-_Mars_Photography_Workshop_101_Required_Course satirical video] about "how to make a photograph for Mars". The manipulated photo also includes a rover part taken from [https://solarviews.com/cap/mars/PIA05049.htm this panorama] (taken by [[Wikipedia:Mars Exploration Rover\|MER]]).

	[[MCToon]] has [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOv8593oBc a video] and [https://mctoon.net/flat-earth-lies-mars-photos/ page on his website] covering this particular example in detail.		[[MCToon]] has [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOv8593oBc a video] and [https://mctoon.net/flat-earth-lies-mars-photos/ page on his website] covering this particular example in detail.

Washcarso at 12:11, 24 May 2026

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	==Specific examples==		==Specific examples==
			===Algeria===
			[[File:Mars algeria.png\|thumb\|Algeria]]
			This meme suggests a photo of the Algerian desert was claimed to have been taken by [[Wikipedia:Ingenuity (helicopter)\|Ingenuity]].

			The original photo seems (from the title) to have been taken near [[Wikipedia:Djanet\|Djanet]], a city in southeast Algeria. The metadata shows it was taken by photographer Gregory Rohart with a Canon EOS 40D.<ref>[https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36EV96B Photo from Algeria does not prove that 'NASA's Mars missions were faked]</ref>

			The source of the manipulated image is not known, but evidently someone edited the original by removing the people, adding an image of a rover and helicopter,<ref group=note>I thought the photo was supposed to be taken BY the helicopter...</ref> and adding the caption.

	===Devon Island #1===		===Devon Island #1===
	[[File:Devon island.jpeg\|thumb\|Devon Island #1]]		[[File:Devon island.jpeg\|thumb\|"Devon Island" #1]]
	There are multiple examples involving [[Wikipedia:Devon Island\|Devon Island]], Canada. It is the world's largest uninhabited island, and in this regard it is very Mars-like. In fact, NASA has an [[Wikipedia:Haughton–Mars Project\|actual research facility]] there where they test and develop technologies that are potentially Mars-bound.		There are multiple examples involving [[Wikipedia:Devon Island\|Devon Island]], Canada. It is the world's largest uninhabited island, and in this regard it is very Mars-like. In fact, NASA has an [[Wikipedia:Haughton–Mars Project\|actual research facility]] there where they test and develop technologies that are potentially Mars-bound.

	The original photo is the the first colour image from NASA's [[Wikipedia:Viking 2\|Viking 2]] lander, taken on September 5, 1976.<ref>[https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia00568-first-color-image-of-the-viking-lander-2-site/ "First Color Image of the Viking Lander 2 Site" Jet Propulsion Laboratory]</ref> The [[Wikipedia:Viking program\|Viking program]] involved NASA's first missions to land a payload on Mars' surface.		The original photo is the the first colour image from NASA's [[Wikipedia:Viking 2\|Viking 2]] lander, taken on September 5, 1976.<ref>[https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia00568-first-color-image-of-the-viking-lander-2-site/ "First Color Image of the Viking Lander 2 Site" Jet Propulsion Laboratory]</ref> The [[Wikipedia:Viking program\|Viking program]] involved NASA's first missions to land a payload on Mars' surface.

	The manipulated photo appears to have originated from [https://ufologie.patrickgross.org/htm/marscol3.htm this website], where the author turns down the red saturation in NASA's photo. The author hypothesises that the photos of Mars from Viking may have been overly red-saturated and not quite in true colour, so they provide the manipulated photo as a possible alternative for what the Martian ~~surface~~ really looks like.		The manipulated photo appears to have originated from [https://ufologie.patrickgross.org/htm/marscol3.htm this website], where the author turns down the red saturation in NASA's photo. The author hypothesises that the photos of Mars from Viking may have been overly red-saturated and not quite in true colour, so they provide the manipulated photo as a possible alternative for what the Martian landscape really looks like.

			===Greenland===
			[[File:Mars_greenland.webp\|thumb\|"Greenland"]]
			This example, [[Dave Weiss#DITRH Derp#Mars photo\|famously pushed by professional grifter David Weiss]], alleges that a photo of "Greenland" was claimed by NASA to be Mars. Weiss has repeatedly claimed the photo on the left is "from NASA's website" (even though it isn't nor ever was). Weiss sometimes says the photo was taken on Devon Island, which is not in Greenland.<sup>''[citation NOT needed]''</sup>

	~~===Algeria===~~		The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burren2.jpg original photo] was actually not taken in Greenland nor Devon Island, it was taken in [[Wikipedia:The Burren\|The Burren, Ireland]], and is even on the [[Wikipedia:Geology of Ireland#Timeline#Mesozoic\|Geology of Ireland Wikipedia page]].
	[[File:~~Mars algeria~~.~~png\|thumb~~\|~~Algeria~~]]
	~~This meme suggests a photo of~~ the ~~Algerian desert was claimed to have been taken by~~ [[Wikipedia:~~Ingenuity (helicopter)~~\|~~Ingenuity~~]].

	The ~~original~~ photo ~~seems (from the title) to have been taken near~~ [~~[Wikipedia~~:~~Djanet\|Djanet~~]], a ~~city in southeast Algeria~~. The ~~metadata shows it was~~ taken ~~by photographer Gregory Rohart with a Canon EOS 40D.<ref>~~[https://~~factcheck.afp~~.com/~~doc~~.~~afp.com.36EV96B Photo from Algeria does not prove that 'NASA's~~ Mars ~~missions were faked~~]~~</ref>~~		The manipulated photo was created as part of a [https://indavideo.hu/video/NASA_Training_Session_-_Mars_Photography_Workshop_101_Required_Course satirical video] about "how to make a photograph for Mars". The manipulated photo also includes a rover part taken from [https://solarviews.com/cap/mars/PIA05049.htm this panorama] (taken by [[Wikipedia:Mars Exploration Rover\|MER]]).

	~~The source of the manipulated image is not known, but evidently someone edited the original by removing the people, adding an image of~~ a ~~rover~~ and ~~helicopter,<ref group=note>I thought the photo was supposed to be taken BY the helicopter~~.~~..<~~/~~ref> and adding the caption~~.		[[MCToon]] has [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOv8593oBc a video] and [https://mctoon.net/flat-earth-lies-mars-photos/ page on his website] covering this particular example in detail.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	~~[[File:Devon island.jpeg\|thumb\|The undeniable proof!]]~~		{{series flerf lies}}

	Flat Earthers claim that photos taken by [[NASA]]'s [[Wikipedia:Mars rover\|rovers]] from the surface of [[Wikipedia:Mars\|Mars]] are actually photos taken from various locations on Earth which have been deceitfully edited to fool people into thinking space is real.		Flat Earthers claim that photos taken by [[NASA]]'s [[Wikipedia:Mars rover\|rovers]] from the surface of [[Wikipedia:Mars\|Mars]] are actually photos taken from various locations on Earth which have been deceitfully edited to fool people into thinking space is real.

	This claim is propagated on social media through shitty memes<ref group=note>~~Becuase~~ flerfs can't ever point to a ~~primary~~ source</ref> that usually show two nearly identical photos side by side, with one claimed to be Mars and the other, some location on Earth.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOv8593oBc "Flat Earther Lies to Sell Junk App" Conspiracy Toonz]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/23/instagram-posts/nasa-is-not-photoshopping-pictures-of-canada-and-p/ NASA is not altering pictures of Canada and passing them off as Mars images]</ref> According to flerfs, this is evidence that NASA is using their multi-billion dollar budget wisely by hiring an amateur photo editor to [[Wikipedia:Color grading\|colour grade]] existing photos from Earth to look like the Martian surface.		This claim is propagated on social media through shitty memes<ref group=note>Because flerfs can't ever point to a reliable source</ref> that usually show two nearly identical photos side by side, with one claimed to be Mars and the other, some location on Earth.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOv8593oBc "Flat Earther Lies to Sell Junk App" Conspiracy Toonz]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/23/instagram-posts/nasa-is-not-photoshopping-pictures-of-canada-and-p/ NASA is not altering pictures of Canada and passing them off as Mars images]</ref> According to flerfs, this is evidence that NASA is using their multi-billion dollar budget wisely by hiring an amateur photo editor to [[Wikipedia:Color grading\|colour grade]] existing photos from Earth to look like the Martian surface.

	Of course, NASA has never shared a photo taken on Earth and claimed it to be Mars. When flerfs share these memes, they are either [[Laws of Flerf\|lying]] or too ignorant and lazy to check the source of the images.		Of course, NASA has never shared a photo taken on Earth and claimed it to be Mars. When flerfs share these memes, they are either [[Laws of Flerf\|lying]] or too ignorant and lazy to check the source of the images.

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	This claim is propagated on social media through shitty memes<ref group=note>Becuase flerfs can't ever point to a primary source</ref> that usually show two nearly identical photos side by side, with one claimed to be Mars and the other, some location on Earth.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOv8593oBc "Flat Earther Lies to Sell Junk App" Conspiracy Toonz]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/23/instagram-posts/nasa-is-not-photoshopping-pictures-of-canada-and-p/ NASA is not altering pictures of Canada and passing them off as Mars images]</ref> According to flerfs, this is evidence that NASA is using their multi-billion dollar budget wisely by hiring an amateur photo editor to [[Wikipedia:Color grading\|colour grade]] existing photos from Earth to look like the Martian surface.		This claim is propagated on social media through shitty memes<ref group=note>Becuase flerfs can't ever point to a primary source</ref> that usually show two nearly identical photos side by side, with one claimed to be Mars and the other, some location on Earth.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOv8593oBc "Flat Earther Lies to Sell Junk App" Conspiracy Toonz]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/23/instagram-posts/nasa-is-not-photoshopping-pictures-of-canada-and-p/ NASA is not altering pictures of Canada and passing them off as Mars images]</ref> According to flerfs, this is evidence that NASA is using their multi-billion dollar budget wisely by hiring an amateur photo editor to [[Wikipedia:Color grading\|colour grade]] existing photos from Earth to look like the Martian surface.

	Of course, NASA has never shared a photo taken on Earth and claimed it to be Mars. When flerfs share these memes, they are either [[Laws of Flerf\|lying]] or too ignorant to check ~~whether~~ the ~~photos were actually published by NASA~~.		Of course, NASA has never shared a photo taken on Earth and claimed it to be Mars. When flerfs share these memes, they are either [[Laws of Flerf\|lying]] or too ignorant and lazy to check the source of the images.

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	===Greenland===		===Greenland===
	[[File:Mars_greenland.webp\|thumb\|"Greenland"]]		[[File:Mars_greenland.webp\|thumb\|"Greenland"]]
	This example, [[Dave Weiss~~#DITRH Derp~~#Mars photo\|famously pushed by professional grifter David Weiss]], alleges that a photo of "Greenland" was claimed by NASA to be Mars. Weiss has repeatedly claimed the photo on the left is "from NASA's website" (even though it isn't nor ever was). Weiss sometimes says the photo was taken on Devon Island, which is not in Greenland.<sup>''[citation NOT needed]''</sup>		This example, [[Dave Weiss#Mars photo\|famously pushed by professional grifter David Weiss]], alleges that a photo of "Greenland" was claimed by NASA to be Mars. Weiss has repeatedly claimed the photo on the left is "from NASA's website" (even though it isn't nor ever was). Weiss sometimes says the photo was taken on Devon Island, which is not in Greenland.<sup>''[citation NOT needed]''</sup>

	The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burren2.jpg original photo] was actually not taken in Greenland nor Devon Island, it was taken in [[Wikipedia:The Burren\|The Burren, Ireland]] in 2004, and is even on the [[Wikipedia:Geology of Ireland~~#Timeline~~#Mesozoic\|Geology of Ireland Wikipedia page]].		The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burren2.jpg original photo] was actually not taken in Greenland nor Devon Island, it was taken in [[Wikipedia:The Burren\|The Burren, Ireland]] in 2004, and is even on the [[Wikipedia:Geology of Ireland#Mesozoic\|Geology of Ireland Wikipedia page]].

	The manipulated photo was created as part of a 2012 [https://indavideo.hu/video/NASA_Training_Session_-_Mars_Photography_Workshop_101_Required_Course satirical video] about "how to make a photograph for Mars". The manipulated photo also includes a rover part taken from [https://solarviews.com/cap/mars/PIA05049.htm this panorama] (taken by [[Wikipedia:Mars Exploration Rover\|MER]]).		The manipulated photo was created as part of a 2012 [https://indavideo.hu/video/NASA_Training_Session_-_Mars_Photography_Workshop_101_Required_Course satirical video] about "how to make a photograph for Mars". The manipulated photo also includes a rover part taken from [https://solarviews.com/cap/mars/PIA05049.htm this panorama] (taken by [[Wikipedia:Mars Exploration Rover\|MER]]).