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As viral videos and various tabloids tell it, September 23, 2017, will mark the end of an age. Depending on your taste, the date will either bring forth a collision between Earth and a rogue planet or a world-changing celestial alignment that heralds the End of Days. One of the claims, championed by self-published author David Meade of Wisconsin, says that on September 23, Earth will encounter a supposed rogue planet called Nibiru, according to his disputed work on Biblical numerology. Meade’s prediction is the latest spin on the Nibiru conspiracy theory, with roots dating back to the 1970s. Originally, this rogue planet was supposed to collide with Earth in 2003. However, an uncooperative cosmos forced conspiracy theorists to reschedule for 2012. Around Five years later, the planet still poses no threat, because it doesn't exist.

“Nibiru and other stories about wayward planets are an Internet hoax,” NASA said in a 2012 statement. “If Nibiru or Planet X were real and headed for an encounter with the Earth … astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye.”

At the same time, an evangelical Christian publication called Unsealed has argued that the Book of Revelations foretells a September 23 alignment of several planets, the sun and moon, and the constellations Virgo and Leo. They claim the alignment heralds the era leading up to the Rapture, the moment when Christians believe the devout will vanish from Earth to join Jesus in a new paradise.

According to online videos and other publications, the age will come to an end on September 23, 2017. The day will either bring about a collision between Earth and a rogue planet or a celestial alignment that ushers in the End of Days, depending on your preferences. One of the assertions, promoted by Wisconsin self-published author David Meade, asserts that on September 23, Earth would come into contact with a purported rogue planet dubbed Nibiru, in accordance with his disputed study on Biblical numerology. The Nibiru conspiracy idea has its origins in the 1970s, and Meade's forecast is its most recent interpretation. This rogue planet was originally planned to strike Earth in 2003. Conspiracy theorists, on the other hand, were forced to reschedule for 2012 by an uncooperative universe. around Five years later, the planet still poses no threat, because it doesn't exist.
Nibiru and other stories of wandering planets are internet fake news, according to a 2012 statement from NASA. Astronomers would have been monitoring Nibiru or Planet X for at least the previous ten years, and it would by now be visible to the unaided eye if it were real and headed for an impact with the Earth.

Unsealed, an evangelical Christian newspaper, has asserted that the Book of Revelations predicts an alignment of multiple planets, the sun, moon, the constellations Virgo and Leo, and other celestial bodies on September 23. According to them, the alignment signals the time leading up to the Rapture, when Christians believe the faithful will leave Earth and join Jesus in a brand-new paradise.