Fact or Faked - On the trail of the paranormal

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Television series
German title Fact or Faked - On the trail of the paranormal
Original title Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2010-2019
Production
company		 Base Productions
length 45 minutes
Episodes 36 episodes in 2 seasons
genre Documentation , reality TV , mystery
First broadcast July 15, 2010 (USA) on Syfy
German-language
first broadcast		 December 16, 2010 on Syfy

Fact or Faked - On the trail of the paranormal (Original title: Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files ) is an American Mystery - documentation , in the paranormal are investigated events. No new episodes have been filmed since 2012, although the series has not officially ended. In January 2019 Syfy has decided not to produce another season of Fact or Faked . The broadcaster officially discontinued the series in January 2019, although no new episodes have appeared since 2012. Since 2014, reruns of the episodes have been broadcast on the sister station Channel, and since 2016 on Destination America.

concept

At the beginning of each episode, the six experts on the team present videos or photos of different cases to investigate and then select two cases to work on in groups of three. With the help of various experiments, attempts are made to precisely reproduce and repeat the unusual or paranormal events. If the respective team cannot adequately reproduce a treated case, investigations are initiated during the night in order to rule out possible paranormal causes or to record them with the help of the cameras. In addition, so-called EPP sessions are often held in which paranormal events are to be recorded acoustically.

Since the seventh episode of the second season, one video per episode has been shown shortly before commercial breaks, in which the viewer can decide for himself whether the video in question is authentic or fake. This is followed by a summary of how the phenomenon or paranormal event can be recreated, or whether it is a truthful recording.

The team

current members:

  • Ben Hansen: head of the team
  • Jael de Pardo: journalist
  • Bill Murphy: Senior Scientist
  • Austin Porter: expert in stunts
  • Lanisha Cole: photographer
  • Devin Marble: Technician

former members:

  • Larry Caughlan Jr: Effects Specialist (Season 1)
  • Chi-Lan Lieu: photographer

Episodes

season 1

  • The ghost car / lights over Phoenix
  • Unknown creatures in the garden / UFOs over Lake Havasu
  • The sea monster / the ghostwriter
  • The beast from the moor / lights in the night
  • Luminous horizon / The level crossing
  • The ghost in the cemetery / cattle mutilation
  • The Haunted Mansion / The Delta UFO
  • The Ghost Museum / Unknown Missile
  • On the trail of Bigfoot / Alien Attack
  • The mermaid / the protective spirit
  • Moon landing / nocturnal UFO visit
  • The monster from the swamp / The object over the river

season 2

  • The Battle of LA / The Ghost on the Queen
  • The ghost in the theater / UFO lights
  • UFO rain / ectoplasm photos
  • The ghost swing / nocturnal alien visit
  • The Chupacabra / The Alien in the background
  • The haunted house / The Muck Monster
  • UFO crash / The graveyard ghost
  • The Plantation Spirit / Area 51
  • The Heflin UFO / spiral rods
  • The ghost in the sanatorium / The UFO fleet
  • The Haunted West / The Freeway UFO
  • The poltergeist in the bar / The Cave Witch
  • The floating woman / the ice cream man
  • The UFO over the coast / The haunted theater
  • The Vanishing Woman / The Sky Serpent
  • The haunted guest house / Bigfoot in sight
  • The ghost on the battleship / The reconnaissance UFO
  • The Lizard Man / The Gas Station Phantom
  • The Gargoyle in the Playground / The Phantom Cat
  • The Flame Ball UFO / Plasma Being
  • The paranormal rest stop / The paranormal cemetery
  • The Vortex Mystery / The shapeshifter in the tavern
  • The Haunted Museum / The Paranormal Morgue
  • The worm monster / Stonehenge

Web links

References and comments

  1. ↑ Fact or Faked Team on syfy.com