Mars oppositions occur every 2 years and 2 months (or to be precise, every 779.94 days) and in 2020 Mars opposition falls on 13 October. In the run up, Mars will show a gradual but dramatic brightening, surpassing Jupiter's brilliance on 24 September to become the second brightest planet after Venus.
Or someone still dirty inside planted fake tests. Faucci doesn’t want his emails released? Maybe it was him?