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The Best Episodes of America: Facts vs. Fiction

Every episode of America: Facts vs. Fiction ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of America: Facts vs. Fiction!

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

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#1 - Flying Machines
S1:E17/10/2013
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 it home thanks to a pen and that Air Force One is a code name and not the actual name of the plane.
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#2 - Founding Fathers
S1:E27/10/2013
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, we learn who else rode with Paul Revere and that George Washington wasn't really our first President.
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#3 - Pilgrims and Witches
S1:E37/17/2013
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 "Thanksgiving" was about fasting and the only "witchcraft" in Salem was done by a group of young girls.
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#4 - Trick or Treat
S1:E47/24/2013
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 all that ancient and that Edgar Allan Poe is not the madman that others have made him out to be.
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#5 - The Inventors
S1:E57/31/2013
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 Edison didn't actually invent the light bulb and Benjamin Franklin never "discovered" electricity.
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#6 - Presidential Conspiracies
S1:E68/7/2013
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 may have never had polio and Abraham Lincoln and JFK don't have all that much in common.
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#7 - The New World
S1:E78/14/2013
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 Columbus never stepped foot in North America and Hernán Cortés didn't defeat the Aztecs by himself.
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#8 - Roadside Stories
S1:E88/21/2013
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 the driving force behind completing the Brooklyn Bridge and Route 66 wasn't built from scratch.
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#9 - Fool's Gold
S2:E110/7/2014
The real facts behind America's biggest economic boom and biggest bust will shock you. On this episode of America: Facts vs. Fiction, discover a treasure of nuggets about the California gold rush and the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
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#10 - Last Man Standing
S2:E210/7/2014
The true stories of the Alamo and Custer's Last Stand are very different from the way we remember them. Find out how Davy Crockett really died - and why General Custer might have been court-martialed if he hadn't attacked the Indians that outnumbered him.
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#11 - Lost at Sea
S2:E310/14/2014
Myths cloud the real facts of history on the high seas. Find out what pirates really did with their treasure instead of burying it - and discover the truth behind the seemingly baffling disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle.
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#12 - Booze and Bullets
S2:E410/21/2014
Our memories of the roaring twenties and lawless thirties are more myth than truth. Learn the shocking realities about prohibition and that rogue's gallery of gangsters including John Dillinger and Bonnie and Clyde.
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#13 - Patton and Grant
S2:E510/28/2014
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 think and that Ulysses S. Grant's reputation as a drunk and a butcher is undeserved.
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#14 - Red, White and True?
S2:E611/4/2014
Myths and misconceptions surround our most revered patriotic symbols. Learn how the Statue of Liberty was originally intended to stand in Egypt, how the American Flag wasn't designed by Betsy Ross, and that Mount Rushmore is actually uncompleted.
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#15 - Wartime Rosies
S2:E711/18/2014
The truth about women during World War II goes way beyond Rosie the Riveter. In this episode, our stories range from the woman who broke Japan's secret code to the Hollywood sex goddess who invented a remote-controlled torpedo.
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#16 - Masters of Illusion
S2:E811/25/2014
Much of what we know about America's showmen is myth, not truth. Discover how Harry Houdini didn't die escaping from his famous torture cell - and how P.T. Barnum doubled his profits by manufacturing doubt about the authenticity of his own exhibits.
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#17 - Seeing Isn't Believing
S2:E912/2/2014
On this episode, we look further into some of the most iconic photos and footage from the Civil War, Great Depression, and World War 2. By looking beyond the celluloid and the flash bulbs we find a story as interesting as the moments themselves.
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#18 - What Happens in Vegas...
S2:E1012/9/2014
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 billions into Nevada's economy - and that Hoover Dam's concrete hasn't finished hardening.
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#19 - Conquering the Sky
S2:E1112/23/2014
The stories of pioneering aviators are often not the truth but flights of fancy. In this episode of America: Facts vs. Fiction, we expose the myths about the Wright brothers' invention of the airplane and America's favorite missing person, Amelia Earhart.
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#20 - Engineering the Impossible
S2:E1212/30/2014
The truth about great feats of engineering can be clouded by myth. Discover that the Panama Canal doesn't run east and west, but north and south. And that the Transcontinental Railroad wasn't completed at Utah's Promontory Point.
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#21 - Ike and MacArthur
S3:E110/6/2015
The truth about America's greatest generals is obscured by myth. West Point cadet Dwight Eisenhower used an alias to hide a secret and Douglas MacArthur deserved a court-martial, not a medal, for his actions in the Philippines in World War II.
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#22 - Worlds of Amusement
S3:E210/6/2015
Amusement parks and world's fairs are examined. Included: the history of roller-coasters and how world's fairs recalled as family-friendly endeavors actually featured nudity.
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#23 - Welcome to the Big Apple
S3:E310/13/2015
Myths obscure the facts about two Manhattan landmarks - the Empire State Building and Grand Central. Discover why a penny tossed from the top of the skyscraper won't kill anyone, and the real story of Grand Central's "secret" train platform.
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#24 - The Princess and the Pathfinders
S3:E410/20/2015
Myths obscure the truth about Pocahontas and America's renowned explorers, Lewis and Clark. We remember Pocahontas and John Smith as lovers - but she actually married another John. And Lewis and Clark's exploits were forgotten for a century.
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#25 - Kings of the Sky
S3:E510/27/2015
Charles Lindburg myths and John Glenn fictions
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Best Episodes Summary

"Flying Machines" is the best rated episode of "America: Facts vs. Fiction". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/10/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Founding Fathers".