Mars is coming close to Earth on August 27...FALSE!

"It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultivate on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars may come this close is 2287. Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again."

Unfortunately for Mars-philes, the planet isn’t coming any significant amount of distance closer to us this month, and any good looks at the Red Planet will have to occur through a high-powered telescope.
The "Mars is close" rumor is one that has been circulating since 2003, when Mars actually did make a close approach, coming within 35 million miles of Earth. It looked brighter and larger then, but still like a bright star through the naked eye, and certainly not as big as the moon even through a modest telescope, said astronomer Dr. Mark Hammergren with the Chicago’s Adler Planetarium.