Series
America: Facts vs. Fiction
DocumentaryWar & PoliticsReality
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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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 8 epS2 · 12 epS3 · 12 epS4 · 11 epS5 · 24 ep
1Flying Machines10 Jul 2013 · 22mFlying devices have been created to take us all around the world and even into space. On America's Facts Vs. Fictions, learn how Apollo 11 only made it home thanks to a pen and that Air Force One is a code name and not the actual name of the plane.
2Founding Fathers10 Jul 2013 · 22mWe think we know the true story of the birth of the United States but there is a whole other story. In this episode of America's Facts Vs. Fiction, we learn who else rode with Paul Revere and that George Washington wasn't really our first President.
3Pilgrims and Witches17 Jul 2013 · 22mThe roots of America can be traced to the first settlers that came there. In this episode of America's Facts Vs. Fictions, learn that the Pilgrim "Thanksgiving" was about fasting and the only "witchcraft" in Salem was done by a group of young girls.
4Trick or Treat24 Jul 2013 · 22mWe don't always know the truth behind what scares us. On the next episode of America's Facts Vs. Fictions, learn that our Halloween's origins aren't all that ancient and that Edgar Allan Poe is not the madman that others have made him out to be.
5The Inventors31 Jul 2013 · 22mWe don't always know the truth behind the inventors that create the devices we use every day. On America's Facts Vs. Fictions, learn that Thomas Edison didn't actually invent the light bulb and Benjamin Franklin never "discovered" electricity.
6Presidential Conspiracies7 Aug 2013 · 22mWith our greatest Presidents, we have to differentiate between the man and the legend. On the next episode of America's Facts Vs. Fiction learn FDR may have never had polio and Abraham Lincoln and JFK don't have all that much in common.
7The New World14 Aug 2013 · 22mThere is more to the explorers who discovered America than we have been told. On the next episode of America's Facts Vs. Fiction learn Christopher Columbus never stepped foot in North America and Hernán Cortés didn't defeat the Aztecs by himself.
8Roadside Stories21 Aug 2013 · 22mA whole other story is behind the roads and bridges that cross the United States. On this episode of America's Facts Vs. Fictions learn a woman was the driving force behind completing the Brooklyn Bridge and Route 66 wasn't built from scratch.
Details
- First aired
- 10 Jul 2013
- Last aired
- 19 Oct 2017
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- Focus, Military Channel
- Episodes
- 67
- Votes
- 5 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Philo
Discovery+ Amazon Channel
Discovery +
Spectrum On Demand
Plex
Plex Channel
Cast
Jamie KalerHimself - Host
