Corrected entry: The X Files office is in the basement of the F.B.I. headquarters. There are no offices in the basement of the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. building in actuality.
The X-Files (1993)
1 corrected entry in show generally
Starring: Robert Patrick, David Duchovny, Annabeth Gish, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi
Factual error: Mulder refers to a Royal Navy vessel that sailed from Leeds. No large ship can sail from there - it is at least 50 miles from the coast.
Deep Throat - S1-E2
Mulder: They're here, aren't they?
Deep Throat: Mr Mulder, they've been here for a long, long time. (00:49:58)
Trivia: The Cancer Man smokes Morley cigarettes, a fake brand that has appeared in a number of TV shows and movies since the '60s.
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Correction: This is an in-joke. The X Files are files that cannot be explained, and technically, people believe that the phenomena contained therin 'doesn't exist' - So it would make sense for the X Files office to be in a place that doesn't exist also.