The 4 Best Conspiracy Theories About The Russian Meteorite
Chelyabinsk meteor trace Alex Alishevskikh, via Wikimedia CommonsLast week's meteorite impact: cosmic coincidence, or a sign of the Mayan apocalypse? Brush up on the nuttiest theories floating around the Web. When something as mundane as a birth certificate is major conspiracy-theory fodder, it should be no surprise that the folks in tin foil hats have already concocted some not-so-obvious explanations for last week's meteorite crash in Russia. Read on for our four favorite space-rock conspiracy theories, in order from least likely to most likely. 1. The Mayan apocalypse conspiracy theory. Meet Gary C. Daniels, the author of several elaborately argued books about the Mayan prophecies. Using the logic of someone with a vested interested in selling Mayan apocalypse theories, he insists that the fact that the supposed date of the Mayan apocalypse has come and gone isn't a strike against the theory. Instead, any natural disaster since December 21, 2012 is just...