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The Best Episodes of Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1

Every episode of Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 1 - Burning Rubber / Hyperjump
    6.8/10(44 votes)

    #1 - Burning Rubber / Hyperjump

    S1:E1

    The team investigates stories of a ghost car which was seen by a policeman driving through a chainlink fence, and apparent UFOs that were filmed flying through the Arizona desert skies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 2 - Unwanted Visitors / Strange Sightings
    7.4/10(40 votes)

    #2 - Unwanted Visitors / Strange Sightings

    S1:E2

    The team splits up to investigate yet another group of Arizona UFO sightings (this time, near Lake Havasu); in addition to a pair of Tall Skinny Things caught on night-vision video by a Fresno, California, homeowner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 3 - Off the Deep End / Houseguest
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    #3 - Off the Deep End / Houseguest

    S1:E3

    Ben, Jael and Austin investigate Pennsylvania's version of the Loch Ness Monster, while Bill, Chi-Lan and Larry travel to California, where a man claims that a ghost communicates with him through messages which mysteriously appear on Polaroid photographs taken within his home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 4 - Predator / Red Sky At Night
    7.0/10(34 votes)

    #4 - Predator / Red Sky At Night

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 5 - Blazing Horizon / Rollover
    7.1/10(34 votes)

    #5 - Blazing Horizon / Rollover

    S1:E5

    Bill, Austin and Jael travel to Michigan to look into the mysterious "Paulding Lights", while Ben, Larry and Chi-Lan head to San Antonio, Texas, where ghostly children are said to push cars over the railroad tracks where they themselves met their fatal end.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 6 - The Caretaker / Cutter
    6.5/10(28 votes)

    #6 - The Caretaker / Cutter

    S1:E6

    The team splits up, with Ben, Jael and Austin investigating an alleged ghost of a Civil War deserter videoed in an Indiana cemetery, while Bill, Chi-Lan and Larry head to Colorado where livestock are being mutilated by an unknown predator, while strange lights appear in the night sky.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 7 - Haunted Mansion Mist / Starlight Intruder
    7.0/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Haunted Mansion Mist / Starlight Intruder

    S1:E7

    Ben, Chi-Lan and Austin travel to Alton, Illinois to investigate the McPike Mansion, a well known haunted house where some local ghost hunters caught what appears to be an apparition on their cameras. Meanwhile, Jael, Bill and Larry go to Fremont, California to attempt to debunk an alleged UFO.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 8 - Symphonic Spirits / Hovering Humanoids
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #8 - Symphonic Spirits / Hovering Humanoids

    S1:E8

    Bill, Chi-Lan and Larry head to the Valentown Museum to investigate an alleged haunting, while Ben, Jael and Austin travel to McKinney, Texas to investigate a what appears to be a humanoid figure flying through the air.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 9 - Sasquatch Sprint / Alien Attacker
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #9 - Sasquatch Sprint / Alien Attacker

    S1:E9

    The one half of the team travels to Washington to track down Bigfoot and while the other half dissects what appears to be a classic alien encounter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 10 - Mystery Mermaid / Ghostly Guardian
    7.6/10(26 votes)

    #10 - Mystery Mermaid / Ghostly Guardian

    S1:E10

    Ben, Jael and Austin undertake an underwater investigation of alleged mermaids at the Great Barrier Reef, while Bill, Chi-Lan and Larry go hunting for a family ghost who seems to appear as a mist in the family photos.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 11 - Lunar Landing Hoax / Tropical Intruder
    2.9/10(26 votes)

    #11 - Lunar Landing Hoax / Tropical Intruder

    S1:E11

    The Fact or Faked crew have two out of this world assignments this week. One team attempts to determine from video evidence whether or not the Apollo moon landings were really a spectacular hoax, as some would say. The other team investigates an alleged UFO caught on camera in Gulf Breeze, Florida.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files Season 1 Episode 12 - Bayou Beast / River Ghost
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #12 - Bayou Beast / River Ghost

    S1:E12

    A swamp monster is investigated by one team in a Louisiana Bayou. Meanwhile, the other team heads to Oregon's Willamette River to look into a strange light that has been witnessed by many.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Burning Rubber / Hyperjump" is the best rated episode of "Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/15/2010. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Unwanted Visitors / Strange Sightings".