The origin
A still of the presenter mid-gesture, taken from a television series that presents the ancient-astronaut idea without scepticism, became a caption template.
How it spread
Captions built on the format 'I'm not saying it was X, but it was X', applying the show's leaping logic to ordinary situations.
What it means
A joke about confident bad reasoning. The template mocks the argument, not the viewer.
Follow the source
Short editorial summary written by Random Access Memes from the sources above; the wording is ours, not theirs. Every link was checked for a live response on September 13, 2026.
