America: Facts vs. Fiction is back. This week, AHC announced season four of the TV show will debut tomorrow, January 21st.
Hosted by Jamie Kaler, the series explores “the surprising hidden facts behind 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 slightly, well, wrong.”
The new season of America: Facts vs. Fiction begins tomorrow, January 21st, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
From AHC:
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. American Heroes Channel’s (AHC) hit series, AMERICA: FACTS VS. FICTION is back on a mission to set the record straight with an all-new season premiering Saturday, January 21 at 10/9c. Hosted by former Naval officer and comedian/actor Jamie Kaler, this season is a wake-up call about the surprising hidden facts behind 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 slightly, well, wrong. Examining the past with a fresh perspective, AMERICA: FACTS VS. FICTION reveals that the ‘story’ of America is just that – and far more remarkable than we ever thought.
Episodes of AMERICA: FACTS VS. FICTION premiering in January include:
World War II – premieres Saturday, January 21 at 10/9c 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 to attack Pearl Harbor – or that the German army was not the mechanized wonder it’s reputed to be.
Smoking, Drinking and Gambling – premieres Saturday, January 21 at 10:30/9:30c Myths obscure the real facts about our favorite vices: smoking, drinking and gambling. You won’t believe which nation had the first anti-smoking campaign, what those three X’s on a jug of moonshine mean, or where our first slot machines appeared.
Liberty, Leprechauns and Lounging – premieres Saturday, January 28 at 10/9c 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 July 2nd, St. Patrick wasn’t Irish, and the idea of a fun weekend is a recent creation.
The Real West – premieres Saturday, January 28 at 10:30/9:30c 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 white, and Native Americans feared enemies more menacing than settlers and soldiers.”
What do you think? Do you watch America: Facts vs. Fiction? Will you watch the new season?
Just saw the show on Cortes and the Aztecs. They repeat the same false claim that Europeans infected the natives with small pox of which they themselves had immunity. The Europeans at that time had no immunity from small pox. It was not until 1790 that the association between cowpox and small pox was known and 1800s before the immunization was spread into Europe. If Cortes and his men has spread small pox as claimed it would have also wiped out his allied native people along with the Aztecs. Leaving the Spaniards alone to battle the Aztecs. That is if… Read more »
I just saw an episode regarding the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima. That scene was staged because the Marines who had the original American flag was too small. The flag you see the photograph was provided by the Coast Guard.
Another example of the misinformation this show has put out. The picture was NOT staged. The original flag was too small to be seen so another flag was raised but it was NOT staged. Rosenthal had just gotten to the top of the ridge when someone yelled there it goes and he turned and took the photo we all know. He did not even know he had it until he developed the pictures. The picture which was staged was the one he took of the men standing in front of the flag later in the day. The Saturday Evening Post… Read more »