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America: Facts vs. Fiction

America: Facts vs. Fiction

TV-PG2013•22m•6.1/10
DocumentaryWar & PoliticsReality

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6.1/10(4)

History as we generally know it is full of holes or half-truths, and a mother lode of juicy details have been lost, distorted, covered up or simply ignored along the way. Former Naval officer and actor Jamie Kaler is on a mission to set the record straight on the most familiar and beloved stories from our nation's and military's past, filling in the blanks, debunking the occasional myth, and exploring why we sometimes get our own history, well, slightly wrong

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Production

Historical Wardrobe, LionHeart FilmWorks, Workaholic Productions, Framepool

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

July 10, 2013

Last Aired

October 19, 2017

Networks

Focus, Military Channel, DMAX

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Flying Machines
E1
Flying Machines
Air date: 2013-07-10
Flying devices have been created to take us all around the world and even into space. On America's Facts Vs. Fictions, learn how Apollo 11 only made it home thanks to a pen and that Air Force One is a code name and not the actual name of the plane.
Founding Fathers
E2
Founding Fathers
Air date: 2013-07-10
We think we know the true story of the birth of the United States but there is a whole other story. In this episode of America's Facts Vs. Fiction, we learn who else rode with Paul Revere and that George Washington wasn't really our first President.
Pilgrims and Witches
E3
Pilgrims and Witches
Air date: 2013-07-17
The roots of America can be traced to the first settlers that came there. In this episode of America's Facts Vs. Fictions, learn that the Pilgrim "Thanksgiving" was about fasting and the only "witchcraft" in Salem was done by a group of young girls.
Trick or Treat
E4
Trick or Treat
Air date: 2013-07-24
We don't always know the truth behind what scares us. On the next episode of America's Facts Vs. Fictions, learn that our Halloween's origins aren't all that ancient and that Edgar Allan Poe is not the madman that others have made him out to be.
The Inventors
E5
The Inventors
Air date: 2013-07-31
We don't always know the truth behind the inventors that create the devices we use every day. On America's Facts Vs. Fictions, learn that Thomas Edison didn't actually invent the light bulb and Benjamin Franklin never "discovered" electricity.
Presidential Conspiracies
E6
Presidential Conspiracies
Air date: 2013-08-07
With our greatest Presidents, we have to differentiate between the man and the legend. On the next episode of America's Facts Vs. Fiction learn FDR may have never had polio and Abraham Lincoln and JFK don't have all that much in common.
The New World
E7
The New World
Air date: 2013-08-14
There is more to the explorers who discovered America than we have been told. On the next episode of America's Facts Vs. Fiction learn Christopher Columbus never stepped foot in North America and Hernán Cortés didn't defeat the Aztecs by himself.
Roadside Stories
E8
Roadside Stories
Air date: 2013-08-21
A whole other story is behind the roads and bridges that cross the United States. On this episode of America's Facts Vs. Fictions learn a woman was the driving force behind completing the Brooklyn Bridge and Route 66 wasn't built from scratch.

Cast

Jamie Kaler

Jamie Kaler

Himself - Host

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