America: Facts vs. Fiction(2013)
Overview
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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Season 1
8 episodes • 2013
Season 1
8 episodes • 2013
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flying Machines | Jul 10, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Founding Fathers | Jul 10, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Pilgrims and Witches | Jul 17, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Trick or Treat | Jul 24, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Inventors | Jul 31, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Presidential Conspiracies | Aug 7, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The New World | Aug 14, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Roadside Stories | Aug 21, 2013 | 0.0 |
Season 2
12 episodes • 2014
Season 2
12 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fool's Gold | Oct 7, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Last Man Standing | Oct 7, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lost at Sea | Oct 14, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Booze and Bullets | Oct 21, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Patton and Grant | Oct 28, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Red, White and True? | Nov 4, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Wartime Rosies | Nov 18, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Masters of Illusion | Nov 25, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Seeing Isn't Believing | Dec 2, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 10 | What Happens in Vegas... | Dec 9, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Conquering the Sky | Dec 23, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Engineering the Impossible | Dec 30, 2014 | 0.0 |
Season 3
12 episodes • 2015
Season 3
12 episodes • 2015
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ike and MacArthur | Oct 6, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Worlds of Amusement | Oct 6, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Welcome to the Big Apple | Oct 13, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Princess and the Pathfinders | Oct 20, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Kings of the Sky | Oct 27, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Top Secret Vaults | Nov 3, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Not So Close Encounters | Nov 17, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Roads to Freedom | Nov 24, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 9 | D.C. Decoding | Dec 1, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Final Voyages | Dec 8, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Rock and the Bridge | Dec 15, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Unwrapping the Holidays | Dec 22, 2015 | 0.0 |
Season 4
11 episodes • 2016
Season 4
11 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Presidential Special | Apr 15, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Epic Interventions | Apr 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Discovering America | Apr 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Great Escape | Apr 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Tales of Sea and Sky | May 7, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Engineering America | May 14, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Saluting the Truth | May 21, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Striking It Rich | May 28, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bonus Round: Defending the Truth | Jun 4, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bonus Round: All-American Landmarks | Sep 5, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bonus Round: Fall into the Truth | Oct 27, 2016 | 0.0 |
Season 5
24 episodes • 2017
Season 5
24 episodes • 2017
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World War 2 | Jan 21, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Smoking, Drinking and Gambling | Jan 21, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Liberty, Leprechauns and Lounging | Jan 28, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Real West | Jan 28, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Secret Societies | Feb 4, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Space: The Final Frontier | Feb 4, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Atomic Age | Feb 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 8 | American Villains | Feb 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Famous Feuds | Feb 18, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Moments That Changed History | Feb 25, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Civil War | Mar 4, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bad Medicine | Mar 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bonus Round: Vote for the Truth | Jan 21, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bonus Round: Fire in the Sky | Jan 28, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Bonus Round: Secret Vaults and Final Journeys | Feb 4, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Bonus Round: The Truth Will Set You Free | Feb 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Bonus Round: America Celebrates | Feb 18, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Bonus Round: Patriots and Presidents | Feb 20, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bonus Round: Cowboys vs. Hollywood | Jul 29, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bonus Round: No Liars Allowed | Aug 5, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Bonus Round: Yankees, Rebels and World War II | Aug 12, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Bonus Round: Vices and Vacations | Aug 19, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Bonus Round: Monumental Realities | Oct 12, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Bonus Round: Science or Sci-Fi? | Oct 19, 2017 | 0.0 |
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