Germanwings Pilot Andreas Lubitz a Muslim Convert? Bizarre Theories Emerge

There’s been all kinds of theories about Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot accused of crashing the Germanwings plane last week.
Germanwings Pilot Andreas Lubitz a Muslim Convert? Bizarre Theories Emerge
Andreas Lubitz competes at the Airportrun in Hamburg, northern Germany. AP/Michael Mueller
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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There’s been all kinds of theories about Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot accused of crashing the Germanwings plane last week.

There’s a report going around, published on a German blog, claiming that he was a Muslim.

Andrew C. McCarthy, who is a National Review contributing editor, tweeted a Gateway Pundit article (the Gateway Pundit oftentimes publishes borderline conspiracy theory articles with very misleading headinlines) last week. The Gateway Pundit article cited the German blog operated by Michael Mannheimer. The article about Lubitz said he was a Muslim convert. It was not on the blog as of Monday, but a screenshot of the translated article can be seen below:

A screenshot of Michael Mannheimer's blog before the article was taken down (Screenshot)
A screenshot of Michael Mannheimer's blog before the article was taken down Screenshot
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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