Rudyard Lynch, better known as Whatifalthist, is an American political YouTuber. His channel was created on September 16, 2013, but did not begin posting videos until 2014. His channel started as an Alternate History channel, but his content has since moved to esoteric political and ethnography videos. His YouTube Bio states that his channel, "looks to try to find the patterns in history and anthropology so as to predict the future and understand the dynamics that result in civilizations rising and falling." He has recently revelled to world that he is a God and wants you to join his cult.