On the surface, the belief of pseudoscientific claims is something often considered to be harmless. At worst, people often look at those who believe in these claims as just stereotypical dorks or nerds who live in their parent’s basement (though one could argue that there is danger in that, but that is a political statement to not be made here). Access to pseudoarchaeological theories has become increasingly easier through the past few decades. Personally, I can recall this past summer browsing through Netflix and seeing a documentary series (if it even has the right to be called that) entitled The Pyramid Codes. Even though I myself barely made it through one episode due to the ridiculous claims proposed, it doesn’t mean that others were not thoroughly intrigued. And again, while on the surface it may seem completely ridiculous and also mostly harmless, there are serious undertones to what is being stated. The tones of racism and pushing for the teaching of ideologies instead of scientific theories are some of the most troubling. It also seems to be, in the past few decades, a more prevalent issue than before. Maybe it is the ease of being able to turn on The History Channel and watch the programs that endorse these claims. Or maybe it’s the distrust of science. Often the idea of pseudoarchaeological claims is to go against the established thought, and that people don’t want to be lied to. They seem to live in this realm of constant persecution, of wanting to speak into truth these alternative facts. It almost seems Orwellian, this idea they hold, of facts being changed and fed to us by some kind of sinister force. When in reality, what they are producing to the public is itself the alternative facts. Pseudoarchaeological claims themselves are often centered in nationalist far-right groups. These are the groups, especially in the past few years, that have been fighting for a platform. Again, to brush them off seems natural, but with current political environments worldwide, it is becoming a more relevant issue. Allowing these ideas to perpetuate will only fuel this fire. American society is filled with racism, it would be ignorant to ignore that in the slightest. These theories themselves are based in racism, and as they become popular in any standard, what is to stop them from eventually leading to a much more dangerous place? How thin is the line? It is the job of those who recognize these claims to be, for lack of a better word, bullshit, to do something about it and push them away before it gets to be too late.