--- title: David Meade Says the World Will End in October description: David Meade says he got the date wrong for when the world will end. He now says Nibiru will crash into either in October canonical: https://time.com/4955640/doomsday-world-end-david-meade/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-25T15:51:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:53:29.596Z article:section: Science og:title: The Man Who Said the World Would End in September Predicts a New Doomsday Date og:description: He says it's all over in mid-October og:url: https://time.com/4955640/doomsday-world-end-david-meade/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde90f85fe8d8dc7d/6988df3a0a4a22514f9d00d0/earth-nasa-nibiru.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2048 og:image:height: 1152 og:image:alt: Earth From One Million Miles og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Man Who Said the World Would End in September Predicts a New Doomsday Date twitter:description: He says it's all over in mid-October twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde90f85fe8d8dc7d/6988df3a0a4a22514f9d00d0/earth-nasa-nibiru.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # David Meade Said the World Was Going to End Last Weekend. 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Sep 25, 2017 3:51 PM UTC Despite conspiracy theorist David Meade’s claims that the [world would end on Sept. 23](http://time.com/4948315/nibiru-end-of-the-world-2017-theory/), Earth appears to be spinning on just fine. But don’t worry — Meade says he just got the date wrong: Doomsday will actually happen in October. Writing on his [website](http://writers-web-services.com/), Meade, whose claims have no scientific basis, said his original prediction about the world ending on Sept. 23 actually marked a day that would set into motion a series of catastrophic events that will eventually lead to Earth’s demise. Now, he says the real “action” will start on Oct. 15. According to Meade’s initial prediction, a rogue planet called Nibiru or Planet X — kept secret by NASA — would collide with Earth on Sept. 23\. Meade based his prediction on Bible verses and codes that showed Sept. 23 as a significant date. But once nothing happened on that day, Meade asserted that the real trouble would actually start next month. “Nothing is expected to happen in September,” he wrote. “It is possible at the end of October we may be about to enter into the 7-year Tribulation period, to be followed by a Millennium of peace.” But while some may be fearful of Meade’s latest end-of-the-world claims, TIME science writer Jeff Kluger says there’s not much to fear when it comes to Nibiru destroying Earth. Both Kluger, and NASA, have [already debunked Meade’s theory](http://time.com/4948315/nibiru-end-of-the-world-2017-theory/) and pointed out that Nibiru is not a real planet. ## Transcript The board takes the unprecedented step, the first time in its history, of moving the clock hand 30 seconds closer to midnight. Today we move the clock a half- minute closer to midnight. It is now two and a half minutes to midnight. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] The first has been the cavalier and reckless language used across the globe, especially in the United States, during the presidential election and after. Around nuclear weapons and nuclear threats. And the second is a growing disregard of scientific expertise, expertise that is needed when it comes to responding to pressing global challenges, including climate change. The board concludes in no uncertain terms that words matter. In ensuring the safety and security of our planet. They are not the same as actions but they matter a lot. Especially when the risk of accident and miscalculation are so high. 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