Original sentence: The story and society were later proven to be a hoax, but became the origin for hypotheses in documentaries and bestselling books such as Holy Blood Holy Grail and The Da Vinci Code.The village is still considered by tourists to be packed with clues to an alternate view of religious history which has long existed in the area
Edited sentence: Looking beyond the wild claims and red herrings which have been propagated the village is still found by "spiritual tourists" to be packed with clues to an alternate view of religious history which has long existed in the area.The story and society were later proven to be a hoax, but became the origin for hypotheses in documentaries and bestselling books such as Holy Blood Holy Grail and The Da Vinci Code, and the village is now often cited in various elements of popular culture as the center of many mysterious happenings