Space

here is the official NASA press release. primary sources are always preferable, especially compared to this fuckass "digital trends" clickbait website.

“This finding by Perseverance, launched under President Trump in his first term, is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars. The identification of a potential biosignature on the Red Planet is a groundbreaking discovery, and one that will advance our understanding of Mars,” said acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy. “NASA’s commitment to conducting Gold Standard Science will continue as we pursue our goal of putting American boots on Mars’ rocky soil.”

quick fact check: it was launched in 2020, but announced back in 2012. giving Trump credit here is idiotic, but it's about what you'd expect from Sean Duffy, he's a Trump crony through-and-through. before being the NASA administrator he was Trump's Secretary of Transportation, and before that he was a Republican congressman, and reality TV contestant (on The Real World and the *checks notes* Lumberjack World Championship)

I think it's important to remember that everything, even basic scientific research, is liable to be politicized if it suits their ends. so it's totally possible this biosignature is legitimate, but it's also totally possible that they're hyping up questionable findings because they want to persuade Trump that funding a NASA mission to Mars would boost his TV ratings.