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Congress != Progress
This isn't just a show about good old boys trying to find Bigfoot. If this thing is a conspiracy it involves complicity of the Discovery Channel, Danish oil exploration technologists with doctorate degrees, a former NOAA scientist with a doctorate degree, an alleged Navy whistleblower, various alleged scientists and videos and digital technology financed by people with deep pockets. In other words it isn't just a reality show, it's an international conspiracy. So far I haven't seen any evidence of an international conspiracy.
There's no conspiracy, it's a movie. It's fiction. Nobody in the show is real, they are all professional actors. Nobody named as a "Dr." has any doctorate level degree.