How did all the rumors about Planet X (Planet Nibiru) start?

The Mayan connection "was a misconception from the very beginning," says Dr. John Carlson, director of the Center for Archaeoastronomy. "The Maya .... Q: Is there a planet or brown dwarf called Nibiru or Planet X or Eris that is approaching the Earth and threatening our planet with widespread destruction? read more

In 1983, the Washington Post’s Thomas O’Toole wrote an article confirming the U.S.’s IRAS telescope spotted a large planet 50 billion miles away from earth. It was supposed it would take approximately 34 years for this heavenly body to reach earth. read more

Because Nibiru (which for some reason is considered synonymous with Planet X even though they’re different) and its supposedly predicted collision with Earth is just a complete hoax. It was always nothing more than a hoax. It is still nothing more than a hoax. And it will always be nothing more than a hoax. read more

Online chatter about Nibiru began back in 1995 when Wisconsin native Nancy Lieder created the alien-conspiracy website ZetaTalk. Ms Lieder claims to be a conduit for aliens from the Zeta Reticuli star system, 39.17 light years from Earth, who have warned her about the Nibiru catastrophe. read more

NASA has not issued any warnings (stark or otherwise) about the trajectory of Planet X or Nibiru intersecting Earth's orbit. The American space agency has not issued any warnings about the trajectory of another planet intersecting Earth's orbit. read more