For some reason, an alarming number of people think 'The Martian' is a true story. The new movie by Ridley Scott must have been so good, that people started believing it to be true. Starring Matt Damon, it tells a story of an astronaut stranded on Mars.

It's also been praised for its fairly accurate portrayal of science.

Maybe it's too accurate, since an alarming number of people thought it was a true story.

This is what happened:

Sorry to disappoint, but no, it's not based on a true story.