There are a couple of things that make me slow down in any historical report and eye the report a little more critically.

One is any Templar knights/masonic conspiracy. Big red flag.

The next is sexually titillating stuff. It could be true; bad stuff happens with sex all the time. It’s just that the sex stuff (burning bras, etc.) frequently tends to get more airtime than it deserves.

For example: Why are we all more upset that Thomas Jefferson and Sally Heming likely had a sexual relationship than we are that her father gave her as a wedding gift to her own sister? That part disturbs me more.