Ah, conspiracy theories. They're like a hydra: Cut off one head and three more emerge.

So just as the birthers jumped the shark with the publication of Barack Obama's long-form birth certificate last week, now we have the deathers, who don't believe the attack carried out on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan was the real thing. Whether it's Obama's decision to not release the photos, the burial at sea, or just the Sunday night announcement, there are almost too many theories racing across the Internet to keep them straight. We've gathered the best three.

3. The photograph of officials in the Situation Room was staged.

This one comes to us from Austin's Alex Jones, a leader of the truther movement. He points out that even though the media has portrayed the image as senior staff watching video of the raid on bin Laden's compound, there was actually radio silence for 20-25 minutes and the live cameras were shut off, before the SEALs entered the compound. This correction comes from noted muckraker Leon Panetta, also known as the current CIA director.

In reality the White House captioned the image "President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011," when it was posted a few days ago on Flickr. But frankly, this is one conspiracy I can get behind.

What do you think the officials were watching off camera? Mob Wives? The royal wedding? Celebrity Apprentice?! I can totally see Hillary being upset about Playmate of the Year Hope Dworaczyk getting fired.

2. Osama bin Laden has been dead for years.

This seems to be based on a BBC interview with Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto before her assassination, in which Bhutto claimed knowledge of someone who had murdered bin Laden in passing. (Awesome conspiracy theorist headline to the video: "Jews try to fool the world again.") There's also a healthy dose of 1984, with the government conspiring to keep us at war for political purposes.

Now, clearly if a lack of pictures means there isn't enough evidence that he was killed on Sunday, these conspiracy theorists must have more "real proof" about the earlier death date, something other than the word of a Pakistani official.

No? I'm shocked.

1. Obama made the announcement Sunday night so it could break into Celebrity Apprentice and screw Donald Trump.

I love this one. I'm imagining the Navy SEALs hiding behind a rock overlooking the house. "We're in position. Awaiting the command to move in," and across the world Obama is on the other end, like, "No, wait, I don't want to cut in until they're in the boardroom. Hold position for 20 minutes." Seriously, Obama laid the smack down on Trump by throwing some mercilessly funny barbs his way at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night.

The only person who thinks Obama cares more about Trump than bin Laden is Donald Trump, who I'm guessing started this whole rumor.