Joe Rogan Experience #2543 - MrBallen · Aired Aug 20, 2026
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The Fear Factor television show began airing shortly after September 11, 2001.
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Fear Factor premiered on NBC on 11 June 2001, three months before the September 11 attacks. Its first season had finished airing by 5 September 2001.
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Is it true that the Fear Factor television show began airing shortly after September 11, 2001?
No, not as stated. Fear Factor premiered on NBC on 11 June 2001, three months before the September 11 attacks. Its first season had finished airing by 5 September 2001. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2543 - MrBallen, aired Aug 20, 2026, at 1:41. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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