Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

TV-PG199743m7.2/10
DocumentaryMysteryReality

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7.2/10(59)

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.

Production

Dick Clark Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 25, 1997

Last Aired

September 5, 2002

Networks

FOX

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
The Apparition / The Electric Chair / On the Road / Number One with a Bullet / Dream House
E1
The Apparition / The Electric Chair / On the Road / Number One with a Bullet / Dream House
Air date: 1997-05-25
A frightening image in a mirror turns out to be both a curse and a blessing for a woman; a man, facing the electric chair, gets an unlikely reprieve during his execution; a father and daughter get an improbable invitation to meet at a sentimental place; the best friend of a woman murdered by her philandering husband fires a errant revenge shot which "reappears" years later; a house hunting woman comes across a large house which exactly matches the one in her dreams.
The Viewing / The Subway / Kid in the Closet / Justice is Served / The Tractor
E2
The Viewing / The Subway / Kid in the Closet / Justice is Served / The Tractor
Air date: 1997-06-01
The son of a funeral owner gets a late night visitor who defies logic; a couple's eerie experience on the subway has life changing consequences for an elderly neighbor; a child's irrational fear of the closet leads to tragic consequences; a man on trial for killing his partner is distracted on the stand by the ghost of the deceased; a bitter man, confined to a wheelchair, is put to the test when his granddaughter gets in danger's path.
The Prophecy / Couch Potato / Love Over The Counter / Imaginary Friend / Last Man On Earth
E3
The Prophecy / Couch Potato / Love Over The Counter / Imaginary Friend / Last Man On Earth
Air date: 1997-06-08
This episode features the following cases: The Prophecy; Couch Potato; Love Over the Counter; Imaginary Friend; Last Man on Earth.
E-Mail / Cup of Joe / Secret of the Family Tomb / Wheezer / The Unknown Patient
E4
E-Mail / Cup of Joe / Secret of the Family Tomb / Wheezer / The Unknown Patient
Air date: 1997-06-15
A paralegal gets an email from the beyond urging her to stop a will from being executed; three women, on their way to a party, are veered off course by a severe storm and a mysterious billboard; a mother and daughter die within weeks of each other and placed together in a nearby tomb which takes on a life of it own; a pet dog's final trick is one that defies rationality; a mysterious obituary draws the relatives of a recently deceased John Doe to the hospital.
Needle Point / Toy to the Rescue / Mystery Lock / The House on Baker Street / The Train
E5
Needle Point / Toy to the Rescue / Mystery Lock / The House on Baker Street / The Train
Air date: 1997-06-22
This episode features the following cases: Needle Point; Toy to the Rescue; Mystery Lock; The House on Baker Street; The Train.
Candlestick / The Diner / From the Agency / The Magic Rose Garden / The Jeep
E6
Candlestick / The Diner / From the Agency / The Magic Rose Garden / The Jeep
Air date: 1997-08-03
A detective suspects that a man murdered his wife but has no evidence until an unlikely witness speaks up; an elderly couple, who runs a diner that puts hopeless patrons out of their misery, takes in someone who is literally close to home; a mysterious woman uses unconventional methods to try and save a child from suffocating inside a bank safe; a rose garden in the backyard becomes both a gift and a curse for an elderly woman; a soldier finds that shrapnel, intended for him, has a familiar imprint on it.

Cast

Jonathan Frakes

Jonathan Frakes

Self - Host

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