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Russian Newspaper Poll: Half of Readers Don't Believe Meteor Strike Caused Blast

Conspiracy theories ranging from UFOs to US missiles

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A recent newspaper poll found that nearly half of its readers believe that the meteor strike in Russia could be anything from a divine message to UFOs to a US weapons test. 

A survey published by the fairly staid Moscowdaily Noviye Izvestia found that barely half its readers believe the official report that the blast was caused by a meteor.