
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Date de parution : 10 juillet 2013
Saison 1 - épisode 1 | Flying Machines Flying 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... | |
Saison 1 - épisode 2 | Founding Fathers We 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,... | |
Saison 1 - épisode 3 | Pilgrims and Witches The 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... | |
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 4 | Trick or Treat We 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... |
Saison 1 - épisode 5 | The Inventors We 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... | |
Saison 1 - épisode 6 | Presidential Conspiracies With 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... | |
Saison 1 - épisode 7 | The New World There 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... | |
Saison 1 - épisode 8 | Roadside Stories A 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... | |
Saison 2 - épisode 1 | Fool's Gold Little-known but true facts are revealed about the California Gold Rush and the Stock Market Crash of 1929. | |
Saison 2 - épisode 2 | Last Man Standing The truth behind Davy Crockett's death at the Alamo in 1836; Army officer George Armstrong Custer faces a dilemma he cannot win at the Battle of the... | |
Saison 2 - épisode 3 | Lost at Sea The truth about what pirates really did with their treasure; strange disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle are explained. | |
Saison 2 - épisode 4 | Booze and Bullets Surprising truths about Prohibition and infamous figures of the Roaring Twenties and 1930s, including gangster John Dillinger and outlaw duo Bonnie... | |
Saison 2 - épisode 5 | Patton and Grant The truth about America's greatest generals is obscured by myth. Learn that George Patton's nickname 'Blood and Guts' doesn't mean what you might... | |
Saison 2 - épisode 6 | Red, White and True? Myths and misconceptions surround our most revered patriotic symbols. Learn how the Statue of Liberty was originally intended to stand in Egypt, how... | |
Saison 2 - épisode 7 | Wartime Rosies The truth about women during World War II goes way beyond Rosie in the Riveter. | |
Saison 2 - épisode 8 | Masters of Illusion What we think we know about America's showmen is more myth, than fact. Harry Houdini didn't die escaping from his famous torture cell - and how P.T.... | |
Saison 2 - épisode 9 | Seeing isn't Believing Developing a deeper story based on photos and footage from the Civil War, Great Depression, and World War 2. | |
Saison 2 - épisode 10 | What Happens in Vegas... Myths obscure the truth about Las Vegas. In this episode of America: Facts vs. Fiction, learn that gambling wasn’t the first enterprise to pour... | |
Saison 2 - épisode 11 | Conquering the Sky Pioneering aviators; the myths about the Wright Brothers' airplane; the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. | |
Saison 2 - épisode 12 | Engineering the Impossible Uncovering great feats of engineering that are clouded by myth. | |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 1 | Ike and MacArthur Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur are spotlighted in the Season 3 premiere. Eisenhower is said to have used an alias while a West Point cadet... |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 2 | Worlds of Amusement Amusement parks and world's fairs are examined. Included: why St. Louis almost became the site of Walt Disney's second theme park; and how world's... |
Saison 3 - épisode 3 | Welcome to the Big Apple Exploring the tall tales and truths surrounding New York City's Empire State Building and Grand Central Terminal. | |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 4 | The Princess and the Pathfinders Learning the truths about Pocahontas and explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 5 | Kings of the Sky Aviator Charles Lindbergh was not the first person to fly across the Atlantic; astronaut John Glenn faces danger on the launchpad. |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 6 | Top Secret Vaults Investigating the myths surrounding the United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. |
Saison 3 - épisode 7 | Not So Close Encounters Numerous conspiracy theories involving a flying saucer and a government cover-up arise following a strange incident near Roswell, N.M., in 1947. | |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 8 | Roads to Freedom Black leaders dominate the Underground Railroad; violence surrounds the women's suffrage movement. |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 9 | D.C. Decoding The remains of the original White House are buried beneath what is now a baseball field in Virginia; thousands of people get the opportunity to jump... |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 10 | Final Voyages The RMS Titanic avoids an obstacle days before its fateful collision with an iceberg; a technical flaw distorts the radio broadcast of the... |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 11 | The Rock and the Bridge Exploring myths and facts about San Francisco landmarks Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and the Golden Gate Bridge. |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 12 | Unwrapping the Holidays Three New Yorkers help create the version of Santa Claus people best know today; the annual Times Square Ball drop is linked to a former system of... |
Saison 3 - épisode 13 | Presidential Special Learn the truth behind some of America's most powerful men and the birth of the country they governed. | |
Saison 4 - épisode 1 | Presidential Special Learn the truth behind some of America's most powerful men and the birth of the country they governed. | |
Saison 4 - épisode 2 | Epic Inventions Learn the real story behind the most famous flying devices in history and the truth behind our most influential inventors. | |
Saison 4 - épisode 3 | Discovering America Exploring the truth behind the men who discovered the New World; taking a trip to discover the real facts behind the most famous bridge and road in... | |
Saison 4 - épisode 4 | The Great Escape Separating myth from truth by spotlighting great showmen; uncovering the real facts behind two legendary battles waged on American soil. | |
Saison 4 - épisode 5 | Tales of Sea and Sky The truth behind the history on the high seas; separating myth from truth about the nation's pioneering aviators. | |
Saison 4 - épisode 6 | Bonus Round: Engineering America Learning the truth behind the myths that surround America's most revered patriotic symbols; unveiling the surprising facts of two great feats of... | |
Saison 4 - épisode 7 | Bonus Round: Saluting the Truth A special edition revealing the truth behind two legendary generals, George Patton and Ulysses S. Grant, and the roaring '20s and lawless '30s. | |
Saison 4 - épisode 8 | Bonus Round: Striking it Rich The facts behind America's biggest economic boom and biggest bust; Las Vegas' greatest myths. | |
Saison 4 - épisode 9 | Bonus Round: Defending the Truth A look further into some of the most iconic photos and footage from US history and the truth about women during World War II. | |
Saison 4 - épisode 10 | Bonus Round: All-American Landmarks Discovering the real truth behind some of America's greatest landmarks. | |
Saison 4 - épisode 11 | Bonus Round: Fall into the Truth Exposing the truth behind favorite Fall holidays Thanksgiving and Halloween. | |
Saison 5 - épisode 1 | Bonus Round: Vote for the Truth Profiles of U.S. generals, including Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur. Also: a look at Washington, D.C., landmarks. | |
Saison 5 - épisode 2 | World War 2 The war waged by America's greatest generation is obscured by myth. Few remember that an American admiral played a pivotal role in showing Japan how... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 3 | Smoking, Drinking and Gambling Myths obscure the real facts about our favorite vices: smoking, drinking and gambling. Discover which nation had the first anti-smoking campaign,... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 4 | Bonus Round: Fire in the Sky A look at UFO sightings; and a pair of pioneering space flights. | |
Saison 5 - épisode 5 | Liberty, Leprechauns and Lounging Myths taint our knowledge of the 4th of July, St. Patrick's Day, and our favorite mini-holiday, the weekend. We should celebrate Independence Day on... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 6 | The Real West Much of what we know about the old west is myth, not fact, drawn from movies and TV. Gunfights never started with a quick draw, cowboys weren't all... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 7 | Bonus Round: Secret Vaults and Final Journeys Investigating the nation's most secret vaults to separate fiction from fact. | |
Saison 5 - épisode 8 | Secret Societies Much of what we know about America's secret societies is myth, not truth. The Freemasons have no evil agenda, the Mafia took root not in New York,... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 9 | Space: The Final Frontier Myths eclipse the real facts about NASA's dramatic rescue of three astronauts aboard the crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft; Hollywood movies have a... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 10 | Bonus Round: The Truth Will Set You Free Profiles of Lewis and Clark; and Pocahontas. Also: a look at the women's suffrage movement. | |
Saison 5 - épisode 11 | The Atomic Age The real facts of the nuclear age are clouded by myth. Manhattan played a major role in the Manhattan Project; there were closer calls to World War... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 12 | American Villains Al Capone was a philanthropist as well as a hood; Benedict Arnold was a hero as well as a traitor, Jesse James was no wild west Robin Hood; Billy... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 13 | Bonus Round: America Celebrates The spotlight is on amusement parks and world's fairs to separate fiction from truth; explore the myths of two of our favorite holidays, Christmas... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 14 | Famous Feuds Myths distort the stories of two of America's most renowned rivalries. Before their fateful duel, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were law... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 15 | Bonus Round: Patriots and Presidents The birth of America and the powerful people behind it are featured. | |
Saison 5 - épisode 16 | Moments That Changed History Myths and misconceptions surrounding four pivotal historic moments: the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962; the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC; the... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 17 | The Civil War Myths cloud the real facts of America's Civil War. The North's biggest city tried to secede; the Union didn't go to war to end slavery; most deaths... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 18 | Bad Medicine America's medical history is infected with myths. George Washington's doctors may have inadvertently killed him; Abraham Lincoln used a toxic remedy... | |
Saison 5 - épisode 19 | Bonus Round: Cowboys vs. Hollywood Hollywood's vision of the old west is explored. Included: the truth behind some of America's renowned rivalries. | |
Saison 5 - épisode 20 | Bonus Round: No Liars Allowed The true stories behind America's most infamous bad guys; and the truths behind America's notorious secret societies are investigated. | |
Saison 5 - épisode 21 | Bonus Round: Yankees, Rebels and World War II The myths behind World War II are exposed. Delves into the truths that are often forgotten when it comes to America's Civil War. | |
Saison 5 - épisode 22 | Bonus Round: Vices and Vacations The myths surrounding popular favorite vices and the facts behind the most-liked holidays are explored. | |
Saison 5 - épisode 23 | Bonus Round: Monumental Realities The myths behind some of history's most defining moments are uncovered, as well as revealing facts behind America's space explorations. | |
Saison 5 - épisode 24 | Bonus Round: Science or Sci-Fi? The science in America's history is examined, including its medical history and its nuclear age. |