Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the self-proclaimed "girl from the Bronx," shocked the nation this Thursday when she announced on her Twitter timeline that she had discovered the earth to be round after all.

The freshman congresswoman caused a stir when, in a joint press conference with NASA, she revealed that based on the scientific evidence she had seen, she had discovered the planet to be round, and not a rectangle as she had previously believed.

"I cannot express how happy I am to be here today, to be able to announce this wonderful new discovery," said Ocasio-Cortez, who received a standing ovation from the hundreds of members of the press. "It's been a long journey, but I'm certainly glad I stuck with it."

The crowd erupted with cheers and applause after Ocasio-Cortez was done speaking. Some scientists even suggested that Ocasio-Cortez may even have