Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files
Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files

2010 3 Seasons 48 Episodes ⭐ 5.7 Reality Documentary Mystery

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Burning Rubber / Hyperjump

The team investigates stories of a ghost car which was seen by a policeman driving through a chainlink fence, and appare

EP 2

Unwanted Visitors / Strange Sightings

The team splits up to investigate yet another group of Arizona UFO sightings (this time, near Lake Havasu); in addition

EP 3

Off the Deep End / Houseguest

Ben, Jael and Austin investigate Pennsylvania's version of the Loch Ness Monster, while Bill, Chi-Lan and Larry travel t

EP 4

Predator / Red Sky At Night

A predator is caught on video in Dartmoor, U.K.; sightings of a large triangular aircraft over El Cajon, Cal., pique the

EP 5

Blazing Horizon / Rollover

Bill, Austin and Jael travel to Michigan to look into the mysterious "Paulding Lights", while Ben, Larry and Chi-Lan hea

EP 6

The Caretaker / Cutter

The team splits up, with Ben, Jael and Austin investigating an alleged ghost of a Civil War deserter videoed in an India

EP 7

Haunted Mansion Mist / Starlight Intruder

Ben, Chi-Lan and Austin travel to Alton, Illinois to investigate the McPike Mansion, a well known haunted house where so

EP 8

Symphonic Spirits / Hovering Humanoids

Bill, Chi-Lan and Larry head to the Valentown Museum to investigate an alleged haunting, while Ben, Jael and Austin trav

EP 9

Sasquatch Sprint / Alien Attacker

The one half of the team travels to Washington to track down Bigfoot and while the other half dissects what appears to b

EP 10

Mystery Mermaid / Ghostly Guardian

Ben, Jael and Austin undertake an underwater investigation of alleged mermaids at the Great Barrier Reef, while Bill, Ch

EP 11

Lunar Landing Hoax / Tropical Intruder

The Fact or Faked crew have two out of this world assignments this week. One team attempts to determine from video evide

EP 12

Bayou Beast / River Ghost

A swamp monster is investigated by one team in a Louisiana Bayou. Meanwhile, the other team heads to Oregon's Willamette

EP 1

The Real Battle of LA / Queen Mary Menace

After reviewing the week's finds, Devin goes with Ben and Jael to attempt to unearth the truth behind a famous photo tak

EP 2

Thermal Theater Ghost / Fire In The Sky

One of the hottest cases this week comes from Jacksonville, Florida, from the historic Florida Theatre. Bill, Austin and

EP 3

Raining Ufo's / Ectoplasmic Pic

Ben, Jael and Austin head to Long Beach, CA, where the video of an unidentified object flying over the harbor, seeming t

EP 4

Playground Poltergeist / Alien Intruder

To get the truth, sometimes you have to travel halfway around the world. That's why this week, Jael, Austin and Bill fly

EP 5

Dashcam Chupacabra / Nightly News Alien

Ben, Chi-Lan and Devin head to Texas on a hunt for the blood-sucking cryptid known as the chupacabra. The local sherrif

EP 6

Whaley Ghost House / Muck Monster

One team travels to San Diego to investigate claims of paranormal activity in the Whaley House, which some say is the mo

EP 7

UFO Crash Landing / Graveyard Ghost

A purported UFO crash is investigated in New Mexico; a graveyard ghost sighting in Nevada is probed.

EP 8

Area 51 / Cajun Apparition

The allegedly haunted Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana is visited; UFO footage linked to Area 51 is scrutinized.

EP 9

Sinister Spirals / Flying Saucers

A flying saucer case from Santa Ana, Cal., is investigated; claims attributed to "flying rods" in Joplin, Mo., are probe

EP 10

Asylum Apparition / Mystery Over Mexico

Visiting Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville to investigate a video of a purported ghost sighting; UFO sightings over

EP 11

Old West Haunting / Freeway Flyer

Footage from the Bird Cage Theater in Tombstone, Ariz., is scrutinized; a UFO sighting over a Los Angeles freeway is pro

EP 12

Bar Fright; Mexico City Cave Witch

Purported poltergeist activity in a Texas bar is probed; footage of a flying witch is scrutinized in Mexico.

EP 13

The Grim Sleeper / The Real Mr. Freeze

Among the cases brought in by the team this week are two Fact or Faked firsts: A video of a paranormal force causing a w

EP 14

Bay Area Hysteria / Jersey Shore Haunting

A mystery over California's Bodega Bay is probed. Also: a purported ghost encounter captured on a thermal camera at New

EP 15

Vanishing Victim / Sky Serpent

The team visits England to examine footage of an alleged alien abduction and a flaming, serpentine object in the sky.

EP 16

Pride House Specter / Bluegrass Bigfoot

Photographic evidence of paranormal activity at the Pride House in Jefferson, Texas, is scrutinized. Also: Tests are con

EP 17

Battleship Ghost / Scouting UFO

Evidence of a ghost lurking on the USS North Carolina is examined, also A purported UFO sighting in Michigan is investig

EP 18

Reptile Rampage / Gasoline Ghoul

Evidence to support sightings of a reptilian creature in South Carolina is sought. Also: Footage of alleged paranormal a

EP 19

Glowing Gargoyle / Phantom Feline

Josh Gates helps the team examine evidence of a gargoyle sighting in the U.K. Also: Claims concerning a spectral cat are

EP 20

Florida Woodland UFO / Black Forrest Entity

A purported UFO sighting in Florida is investigated. Also: Evidence of a haunting in Colorado is scrutinized.

EP 21

Graveyard Lightning / Truck Stop Terror

Evidence of purported paranormal activity documented at a Mississippi graveyard and an abandoned Missouri truck stop is

EP 22

Into The Vortex / Tavern Shapeshifter

The Oregon Vortex is probed. Also: An English pub is visited after a security camera captures the image of what may be a

EP 23

Surveillance Spectre / Morgue Mystery

Probes in England and Kentucky unfold. (First episode of a two episode season finale, with a special 8 pm start time.)

EP 24

Stonehenge Secrets / Iceland Worm Monster

Josh Gates joins the team in Iceland to examine footage of what may be an aquatic creature. Also: Pro wrestler Kofi King

EP 1

The Grim Sleeper/The Real Mr. Freeze

Among the cases brought in by the team this week are two Fact or Faked firsts: A video of a paranormal force causing a w

EP 2

Bay Area Hysteria/Jersey Shore Haunting

A mystery over California's Bodega Bay is probed. Also: a purported ghost encounter captured on a thermal camera at New

EP 3

Vanishing Victim/Sky Serpent

The team visits England to examine footage of an alleged alien abduction and a flaming, serpentine object in the sky.

EP 4

Pride House Specter/Bluegrass Bigfoot

Photographic evidence of paranormal activity at the Pride House in Jefferson, Texas, is scrutinized. Also: Tests are con

EP 5

Battleship UFO

Evidence of a ghost lurking on the USS North Carolina is examined, also A purported UFO sighting in Michigan is investig

EP 6

Reptile Rampage/Gasoline Ghoul

Evidence to support sightings of a reptilian creature in South Carolina is sought. Also: Footage of alleged paranormal a

EP 7

Glowing Gargoyle/Phantom Feline

Josh Gates helps the team examine evidence of a gargoyle sighting in the U.K. Also: Claims concerning a spectral cat are

EP 8

Florida Woodland UFO; Black Forest Entity

A purported UFO sighting in Florida is investigated. Also: Evidence of a haunting in Colorado is scrutinized.

EP 9

Graveyard Lightning; Truck Stop Terror

Evidence of purported paranormal activity documented at a Mississippi graveyard and an abandoned Missouri truck stop is

EP 10

Into the Vortex; Tavern Shapeshifter

The Oregon Vortex is probed. Also: An English pub is visited after a security camera captures the image of what may be a

EP 11

Surveillance Specter; Morgue Mystery

Probes in England and Kentucky unfold. (First episode of a two episode season finale, with a special 8 pm start time.)

EP 12

Stonehenge Secrets; Iceland Worm Monster

Josh Gates joins the team in Iceland to examine footage of what may be an aquatic creature. Also: Pro wrestler Kofi King

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