In the classic Western "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," there is a famous line that says "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." However, printing a legend doesn't turn it into a fact - a situation that has been affirmed over the centuries as bizarre rumors, urban legends and down-and-out lies have become an alternate history.
To separate the audacious legends from the often less-than-stellar facts, here are 10 of the weirdest conspiracy theories that tried (but failed) to reinvent the truth.
