# Does "Cheaters" show real cases, or are they all actors?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cheaters-show-real-cases-or-are-they-all-actors/315530>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 4, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cheaters-show-real-cases-or-are-they-all-actors/315530 "2005-08-04T05:54:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cheaters-show-real-cases-or-are-they-all-actors/315530/1 "2005-08-04T05:54:36Z")

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My suspicion is the latter. Anyone know anything about the authenticity of the scenarios depicted on this show?

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cheaters-show-real-cases-or-are-they-all-actors/315530/2 "2005-08-04T06:12:26Z")

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Well, the host got stabbed in one episode, so I’d guess that at least that episode was genuine. That or he’s really willing to suffer for his art.

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cheaters-show-real-cases-or-are-they-all-actors/315530/3 "2005-08-04T06:13:37Z")

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Yeah, i saw that episode. But surely, if the show is faked, they could also have faked that? I mean, we never saw the knife go in, and all we really did see was lots of red stuff all over the place, and Joey Greco looking shocked.

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**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cheaters-show-real-cases-or-are-they-all-actors/315530/4 "2005-08-04T09:24:12Z")

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I freakin’ LOVED that episode! I’ve only caught the occasional snippet while channel surfing and wanted to punch the damned holier than thou host in the snoggin.

Seeing him get stabbed, and watching him wuss it up to look as bad and dramatically possible was very cathartic.