John, Snopes would have provided some evidence. Plus they wouldn't say everything he says is bullcrap. They would have said something more like, "we conclude that much of what Spaw says is bullcrap, but cannot prove the rest of it is bullcrap, and even if it is, it might be factual bullcrap." Just guessing.

I was in the Air Force too, and there were whack job officers and whack job PhDs.   As long as they could do their jobs, they could believe whatever they wanted. I don't hold much faith in degrees either. I'm fairly sure that I was smarter than some of the doctors I worked for/with, and if you don't find that a little scary, I sure did! The trick is, you can tell even a doctor they're about to fuck up if you're respectful, make it clear you're just helping the alpha out and and provide EVIDENCE. Degrees don't mean shit if the evidence contradicts what the nut with the degree is saying, and proof from a housewife is still proof.

This is just me, but if someone blabs on incessantly in a web forum, trying to convince a bunch of folk musicians that his or her bizarre little theory is right, I think that alone proves they're completely batshit, whether they're trying to borrow someone else's identity or not.