‘The Curse of Oak Island’ Fans’ Trust Broken Over Recent Find?

Viewers have turned into The Curse of Oak Island to see a variety of discoveries over the years. However, a recent find on the show left a few fans confused. Following this, a lot of fans are left wondering if they can trust the series. Others, however, have their own explanations.

Fans Had A Few Questions Concerning Shots On The Curse of Oak Island
The Curse of Oak Island is a History series that sees a group of treasure hunters on the titular Oak Island. Led by brothers Marty and Rick Lagina, the group searches for artifacts, all the while looking into the history of the area.

Over the years, stories claim hidden treasures are kept on the island. Indeed, since the show’s start in 2014, viewers have seen various finds. However, fans have often had their doubts over which finds are authentic or if the treasure, if there ever was one to begin with, is still in the area.

As noted by Monsters & Critics, one recent find on the series really has left fans wondering what is true or not. During the eleventh episode of Season 12, team member Katya Drayton could be seen finding a lead artifact from a possible treasure vault.

However, fans claimed to have picked up on a few unusual things about the sequence. Drayton’s gloves appeared to change positions in-between shots. Added to that, some thought the artifacts looked too clean despite recently being unearthed.

On Reddit, Some Fans Thought Things Were More Complicated
This brought about further discussion that the artifact might have been placed in the area so the show could “uncover” it. This brought about a discussion on Reddit, where fans shared possible explanations.

The Reddit post notably shared a YouTube video from ‘TheHiltnerds’ that discussed the series. In it, the video talked about the series possibly planting artifacts.

However, as many fans on Reddit pointed out, it isn’t unheard of for reality shows to reenact scenes so they would look better on film. At times, this could even be done after the fact due to an issue while filming.

Fans Weighed In On The Issue, With Some Thinking The Show Would Plant Better Artifacts
As one user wrote, “Yeah, as a guy with filming for TV experience, I am sure it was a glitch in capture that had to be reshot. Stuff happens. but it’s going to cost the show a lot of credibility. Unbelievable they let that get by.”

Another user felt this was the likely scenario. As they put it, “Eh, they probably didn’t get a good shot of it coming out the first time, so they reshot it. This is pretty common, TBH.”

As the comments continued, many agreed it wouldn’t have been worth the effort to completely stage what happened. However, others began to question just what was real on the show. Some comments included:

“I honestly don’t think anyone brought in that little chunk of lead and planted it in the old swamp toilet. If for no other reason than that it is too boring of a thing to plant.”
“A gold coin would’ve been really suspicious.”
“Yeah, if it was something really unique, interesting, and out of place, I might think it was a bit off. But a misshapen bit of lead accidentally dropped in a pit, meh.”
“Yeah they find and then do a number of reshoots. They’ve admitted this.”
“Most likely they found it when the cameras weren’t rolling. The crew probably asked her to find it again.”
“When I saw this happen on the show, it made me rethink all of their findings now”
“Don’t you think they’d plant better artifacts?”
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