5 Shocking Olympic Scandals, Conspiracies, And Attacks

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The Michael Phelps Conspiracy Theory - 2008

The Michael Phelps Conspiracy Theory believes that Michael Phelps did not deserve to win his 7th gold metal at the 2008 Olympics. According to the theory, a close analysis of photo stills and videos from the match show that Phelps lost the match by 1/100th of a second.

A website, 001ofasecond.com, invited conspiracy theorists to discuss the possibilities that the US Government was involved in helping Phelps win the close match, that there may have been a pay off, and that the other swimmer was in on it.

001ofasecond.com has since been shut down for unexplained reasons.

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  • Michael Phelps Conspiracy - 2008
  • Dong Fangxiao - 2000
  • Angel Matos - 2008
  • Munich Massacre - 1972
  • Tonya Harding Conspiracy - 1994
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December 14, 2012

7:35pm

What about the 2002 scandal over the French skating judge?  

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