Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files(2010)
Overview
Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files is a paranormal investigation series produced by Base Productions that began airing July 15, 2010, on SyFy. The show follows a team of investigators, led by former FBI agent Ben Hansen, who review various photographs and viral videos of alleged paranormal activity. If a particular piece of evidence is deemed intriguing enough to warrant further investigation, they set out to recreate and explain the sighting. Beginning episode #207 in first-half of season two, the show began to feature a "You Decide" segment in the middle of the program where a video is shown of something strange and then asks the viewing audience if they think the footage is fact or faked. After a commercial break the truth behind the video is revealed.
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Season 1
12 episodes • 2010
Season 1
12 episodes • 2010
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burning Rubber / Hyperjump | Jul 15, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Unwanted Visitors / Strange Sightings | Jul 22, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Off the Deep End / Houseguest | Jul 29, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Predator / Red Sky At Night | Aug 5, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Blazing Horizon / Rollover | Aug 12, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Caretaker / Cutter | Aug 19, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Haunted Mansion Mist / Starlight Intruder | Oct 28, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Symphonic Spirits / Hovering Humanoids | Nov 4, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sasquatch Sprint / Alien Attacker | Nov 11, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mystery Mermaid / Ghostly Guardian | Nov 18, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lunar Landing Hoax / Tropical Intruder | Dec 2, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bayou Beast / River Ghost | Dec 9, 2010 | 0.0 |
Season 2
24 episodes • 2011
Season 2
24 episodes • 2011
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Battle of LA / Queen Mary Menace | Mar 23, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Thermal Theater Ghost / Fire In The Sky | Mar 30, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Raining Ufo's / Ectoplasmic Pic | Apr 6, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Playground Poltergeist / Alien Intruder | Apr 13, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Dashcam Chupacabra / Nightly News Alien | Apr 20, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Whaley Ghost House / Muck Monster | Apr 27, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 7 | UFO Crash Landing / Graveyard Ghost | Oct 19, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Area 51 / Cajun Apparition | Oct 26, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sinister Spirals / Flying Saucers | Nov 2, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Asylum Apparition / Mystery Over Mexico | Nov 9, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Old West Haunting / Freeway Flyer | Nov 16, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bar Fright; Mexico City Cave Witch | Nov 30, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Grim Sleeper / The Real Mr. Freeze | Apr 17, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bay Area Hysteria / Jersey Shore Haunting | Apr 24, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Vanishing Victim / Sky Serpent | May 1, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Pride House Specter / Bluegrass Bigfoot | May 8, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Battleship Ghost / Scouting UFO | May 15, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Reptile Rampage / Gasoline Ghoul | May 22, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Glowing Gargoyle / Phantom Feline | May 29, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Florida Woodland UFO / Black Forrest Entity | Jun 5, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Graveyard Lightning / Truck Stop Terror | Jun 12, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Into The Vortex / Tavern Shapeshifter | Jun 19, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Surveillance Spectre / Morgue Mystery | Jun 26, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Stonehenge Secrets / Iceland Worm Monster | Jun 26, 2012 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
12 episodes • 2012
Season 3
12 episodes • 2012
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Grim Sleeper/The Real Mr. Freeze | Apr 17, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Bay Area Hysteria/Jersey Shore Haunting | Apr 24, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Vanishing Victim/Sky Serpent | May 1, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Pride House Specter/Bluegrass Bigfoot | May 8, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Battleship UFO | May 15, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Reptile Rampage/Gasoline Ghoul | May 22, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Glowing Gargoyle/Phantom Feline | May 29, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Florida Woodland UFO; Black Forest Entity | Jun 5, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Graveyard Lightning; Truck Stop Terror | Jun 12, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Into the Vortex; Tavern Shapeshifter | Jun 19, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Surveillance Specter; Morgue Mystery | Jun 26, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Stonehenge Secrets; Iceland Worm Monster | Jun 26, 2012 | 0.0 |
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