The claims
Each entry pairs a reported miracle with the documentary record and an honest, confidence-labeled estimate of how likely it is that no natural explanation accounts for it.
3 claims
3% authenticStrong natural explanation
Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba (1926–2011) claimed to materialize objects — watches, jewelry, ash, lingams — from thin air before millions of followers, but multiple investigations documented sleight-of-hand, and footage from India's national broadcaster showed an assistant passing him a gold chain before 'materialization.'
Disprovensigns·Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India; worldwide
Sathya Sai Baba's 'Materializations': Investigated and Exposed
Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba (1926–2011) claimed to materialize objects — watches, jewelry, ash, lingams — from thin air before millions of followers, but multiple investigations documented sleight-of-hand, and footage from India's national broadcaster showed an assistant passing him a gold chain before 'materialization.'
5% authentic
Strong natural explanation
On September 21, 1995, Hindu devotees worldwide reported that statues of Ganesha and other deities were drinking milk offered by spoon — a mass phenomenon that lasted roughly 24 hours before stopping as abruptly as it began.
Explainedsigns·New Delhi, India; spread globally to UK, Canada, UAE, Nepal
The 1995 Ganesha Milk Miracle
On September 21, 1995, Hindu devotees worldwide reported that statues of Ganesha and other deities were drinking milk offered by spoon — a mass phenomenon that lasted roughly 24 hours before stopping as abruptly as it began.
6% authenticStrong natural explanation
In May 2001, New Delhi was gripped by hundreds of reported attacks by a supernatural monkey-like creature, resulting in documented injuries, two deaths from panic falls, and a landmark academic study of mass psychogenic illness.
Disprovenapparition·New Delhi, India
The Delhi Monkey Man: Mass Hysteria as Supernatural Belief
In May 2001, New Delhi was gripped by hundreds of reported attacks by a supernatural monkey-like creature, resulting in documented injuries, two deaths from panic falls, and a landmark academic study of mass psychogenic illness.