Real cases, off the beaten path
For Fact or Fable we looked for stories that are well documented but little known. Events from small villages and remote islands, from local papers and academic articles. Cases that make you want to look them up the moment the story ends.
And you can: every true story's reveal comes with sources for further reading.
Why there are invented stories too
True cases alone would be interesting. True cases next to invented ones turn into a game. The invented stories are written to sound believable, and the true ones are often so strange you'd swear they were made up.
Along the way you sharpen your instincts: how can you tell whether a story is true?
What's on record and what isn't
Even true stories are told, not transcribed. Place, time, sequence of events and outcome are accurate; mood and inner thoughts are dramatized. The reveal tells you where the line is.
