The Naked Truth (2016)

Season 1

Investigative journalists tackle complex and under-reported subjects ranging from online extortion to fentanyl addiction and partisan gerrymandering.

Where to Watch Season 1

12 Episodes

  • Death by Fentanyl
    E1
    Death by FentanylA dangerous drug called fentanyl is turning the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history even deadlier. Fusion correspondent Mariana van Zeller tracks down the drug’s two sources: pharmaceutical companies and Mexican drug lords.
  • Mugged
    E2
    MuggedInvestigation into websites that post mugshots online, then charge money to remove them, reveals those behind the operations, and how it's not just questionable characters who profit from making mugshots public.
  • Radicals Rising
    E3
    Radicals RisingCorrespondent Mariana van Zeller gets up close and personal with extremists on all sides, to see how otherwise open-minded people are finding purpose in hatred and how that hatred is infecting even mainstream politics.
  • Dirty Little Secrets
    E4
    Dirty Little SecretsWhat do illegal arms traffickers, human traffickers, terrorists and some billionaires have in common? They all have to hide their money. Fusion uncovers the dark world of the owners of these secrets.
  • District of Cannabis
    E5
    District of CannabisRyan Nerz circulates in the US capital to follow a man and his Cannabis crusade to the White House. There he discovers some of the weirdest laws about marijuana in the US, and who is really funding their legalization.
  • ISIS Fighters
    E6
    ISIS FightersWesterners are joining the fight against ISIS, “They just want to kill Daesh,” a former Marine says. As part of its latest Naked Truth documentary, Fusion’s Vytenis Didziulis travels to northern Syria to embed with the unpaid western volunteers signing up to fight the Islamic State.
  • Shadow Town
    E7
    Shadow TownFusion’s Investigative team, in collaboration with a group of young aspiring journalists, looks at Police Relations, Water Quality and Healthcare problems for the people living life in the shadows of California’s Central Valley.
  • Rigged
    E8
    RiggedThe arrangement exposes a toxic fermentation of partisan politics, voter repression and traps that make it almost impossible to have free and fair elections. Natasha del Toro investigates how democracy came to this and how we can repair it.
  • Trumpland
    E9
    TrumplandThey were mocked as deplorables, but they've changed the face of presidential politics in 2016 - and possibly far beyond. FUSION TV spent months interviewing the people that fueled the Trump candidacy, and letting them explain how they got where they are. Their stories were captured in the "Trumpland," an installment of FUSION TV's documentary series "The Naked Truth."
  • The Numbers Game
    E10
    The Numbers GameThe Naked Truth: Numbers Game examines the inadequate and outdated collection of crime statistics and how this practice skews policing and public policy. Fusion's Ryan Nerz uncovers the reality behind the numbers.
  • Frat Power
    E11
    Frat PowerFusion spent nearly a year investigating college fraternities and their influence on and off campus. It turns out that one of the real paths to power may lie in whether you pledge a fraternity or not.
  • Standing Rock
    E12
    Standing RockProtesters won a major victory over the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) project. Braving water cannons, dogs, police brutality, and extreme weather, #NoDAPL activists captured the world’s attention and convinced President Obama the pipeline needed to be rerouted away from sacred land. But as Donald Trump, who has said he supports the project, prepares to take office, many in the movement realize the struggle has just begun.

 

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