Tag: Debunking
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“Real” Ghost Hunting Without Ghosts (But Plenty of Clickbait)
When I was a kid, there was a house visible from the back of our school – a proper local legend. Dilapidated, half-swallowed by brambles, broken windows, the whole cliché. We called it the haunted house. Not because anyone ever saw anything there, or because it had a tragic history, but simply because it looked
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Urban Exploration or “Real” Paranormal Investigation?
There’s a particular kind of ghost hunting channel that perhaps irritates me more than the over-the-top scream-and-run crowd. Not the Sam & Colbys of the world – but the ones that wander through derelict houses and half-collapsed factories with no reported activity, no folklore, and no witness accounts or claims of poltergeist activity – nothing
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EMF Case Study: Why Debunking is Often More Complicated Than It Looks
Every investigator eventually comes across an incident that refuses to fit neatly into any category. One of those moments happened recently during a routine field session. It wasn’t a dramatic event, but it was an interesting one, because it illustrated something that doesn’t get said enough in paranormal investigation: not every anomaly has a tidy
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EMF: The Millstone Around the Neck of Paranormal Research
From ghost hunting TV shows to YouTube channels and even formal parapsychology studies, few tools are as omnipresent – or as misunderstood – as the humble EMF meter. Flashing LEDs showing sudden spikes have become staples of ghost-hunting TV shows and late-night urban explorations alike, and devices of all different form factors and feature sets
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Entertainment or Evidence? Rethinking the Ghost-Hunting Experience
Between Science and Theatrics – Are We All Just Taking Things Too Seriously? A couple of weeks ago, I was bored – dangerously bored. Which is probably why, despite my better judgement, I signed up for a local public ghost hunt at a nearby disused military installation. You know the type: a group of paranormal
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Video Essay – Debunker vs. Skeptic: What’s the Real Difference?
Does “debunked” mean a claim is false, a content creator is fake—or something else? And when debunkers imply that they’re not levelling that accusation… is that still debunking?In this video, I explore the boundary between scepticism and debunking—and how the language we use can influence public perception, bias inquiry, and short-circuit honest debate. Featuring a
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Debunking the Debunkers? Part Three: Tribes and Toxicity
The Erosion of Scepticism in Online Spaces Scepticism, at its heart, is the practice of questioning narratives and assumptions, testing ideas and refining our understanding of the world. It seeks to avoid blind acceptance by critically examining claims based on the evidence available, while maintaining awareness of gaps in knowledge. It is not about rigid
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Debunking the Debunkers? Part Two: The Danger of Getting Things Wrong
In this second instalment, we delve deeper into the world of scepticism and debunking, focusing on detailed case studies and the cognitive pitfalls that often accompany the process. By looking at a couple of specific examples from recent years, we will explore how debunkers’ overconfidence and premature conclusions can lead to significant reputational harm and
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Debunking the Debunkers? Part One: Consistency and Fairness
As anyone that has spent any amount of time working in the paranormal field- tension is rife, dividing groups and individuals. Rival paranormal groups, believers, and sceptics frequently clash over what constitutes compelling evidence in a realm where certainty is elusive. The popularity of TV shows like Most Haunted, Ghost Adventures, and Ghost Hunters has
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When does Scepticism Cross the Line from Healthy to Problematic?
For as long as the modern paranormal field has existed, there has been a certain level of tension – between believers and sceptics, the unexplained and debunked. The last two decades or so have seen an ever-growing tidal wave of amateur sensationalised ghost hunting content on TV and social media platforms, with a seemingly endless
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