>>2508484He genuinely believes in bigfoot. He first revealed that he is a bigfoot believer at a time when it was still very unpopular and somewhat socially unacceptable to even entertain the idea that bigfoot is real. He's obviously a lot more outspoken now that more people have come out with their own stories, and it has become harder to write off all those people as quacks. Still, he was putting his career on the line when he first told the story. He's no grifter.