Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
Isn't he the same conspiracy theorist that claimed Russian hacking was the reason Hillary lost the elections?
That's why it's under 'funny', and not 'serious'.

No one except the clickbait sites are posting this as a threat.
$1:
2016 WF9 will approach Earth's orbit on Feb. 25, 2017. At a distance of nearly 32 million miles (51 million kilometers) from Earth, this pass will not bring it particularly close. The trajectory of 2016 WF9 is well understood, and the object is not a threat to Earth for the foreseeable future.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6712