Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files
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.
Cast: Jael de Pardo, Chi-Lan Lieu, Lanisha Cole
12 episodes
1. Burning Rubber / HyperjumpThe team investigates stories of a ghost car which was seen by a policeman driving through a chainlink fence, and apparent UFOs that were filmed flying through the Arizona desert skies.TV-PGCC43minJul 15, 2010
2. Unwanted Visitors / Strange SightingsThe team splits up to investigate yet another group of Arizona UFO sightings (this time, near Lake Havasu); in addition to a pair of Tall Skinny Things caught on night-vision video by a Fresno, California, homeowner.TV-PGCC43minJul 22, 2010
3. Off the Deep End / HouseguestBen, Jael and Austin investigate Pennsylvania's version of the Loch Ness Monster, while Bill, Chi-Lan and Larry travel to California, where a man claims that a ghost communicates with him through messages which mysteriously appear on Polaroid photographs taken within his home.TV-PGCC43minJul 29, 2010
4. Predator / Red Sky At NightA predator is caught on video in Dartmoor, U.K.; sightings of a large triangular aircraft over El Cajon, Cal., pique the interest of the UFO community.TV-PGCC43minAug 5, 2010
5. Blazing Horizon / RolloverBill, Austin and Jael travel to Michigan to look into the mysterious "Paulding Lights", while Ben, Larry and Chi-Lan head to San Antonio, Texas, where ghostly children are said to push cars over the railroad tracks where they themselves met their fatal end.TV-PGCC43minAug 12, 2010
6. The Caretaker / CutterThe team splits up, with Ben, Jael and Austin investigating an alleged ghost of a Civil War deserter videoed in an Indiana cemetery, while Bill, Chi-Lan and Larry head to Colorado where livestock are being mutilated by an unknown predator, while strange lights appear in the night sky.TV-PGCC43minAug 19, 2010
7. Haunted Mansion Mist / Starlight IntruderBen, Chi-Lan and Austin travel to Alton, Illinois to investigate the McPike Mansion, a well known haunted house where some local ghost hunters caught what appears to be an apparition on their cameras. Meanwhile, Jael, Bill and Larry go to Fremont, California to attempt to debunk an alleged UFO.TV-PGCC43minOct 28, 2010
8. Symphonic Spirits / Hovering HumanoidsBill, Chi-Lan and Larry head to the Valentown Museum to investigate an alleged haunting, while Ben, Jael and Austin travel to McKinney, Texas to investigate a what appears to be a humanoid figure flying through the air.TV-PGCC43minNov 4, 2010
9. Sasquatch Sprint / Alien AttackerThe one half of the team travels to Washington to track down Bigfoot and while the other half dissects what appears to be a classic alien encounter.TV-PGCC43minNov 11, 2010
10. Mystery Mermaid / Ghostly GuardianBen, Jael and Austin undertake an underwater investigation of alleged mermaids at the Great Barrier Reef, while Bill, Chi-Lan and Larry go hunting for a family ghost who seems to appear as a mist in the family photos.TV-PGCC43minNov 18, 2010
11. Lunar Landing Hoax / Tropical IntruderThe Fact or Faked crew have two out of this world assignments this week. One team attempts to determine from video evidence whether or not the Apollo moon landings were really a spectacular hoax, as some would say. The other team investigates an alleged UFO caught on camera in Gulf Breeze, Florida.TV-PGCC43minDec 2, 2010
12. Bayou Beast / River GhostA swamp monster is investigated by one team in a Louisiana Bayou. Meanwhile, the other team heads to Oregon's Willamette River to look into a strange light that has been witnessed by many.TV-PGCC43minDec 9, 2010
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Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files
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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- John Brenkus, Mickey Stern, Elaine White, Haley Press
