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.
4 claims
7% authentic
Strong natural explanation
A hollow bronze Virgin Mary statue at Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Hobbs, New Mexico, appeared to weep an olive-oil-like substance in 2018, prompting a formal Diocese investigation that confirmed the liquid was rose-scented olive oil.
Unprovensigns·Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Hobbs, New Mexico, USA
Hobbs, New Mexico Weeping Virgin Mary (2018)
A hollow bronze Virgin Mary statue at Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Hobbs, New Mexico, appeared to weep an olive-oil-like substance in 2018, prompting a formal Diocese investigation that confirmed the liquid was rose-scented olive oil.
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.'
2% authenticStrong natural explanation
In 1762, a supposed haunting at a lodging house on Cock Lane, London -- attributed to the spirit of a murdered woman -- was investigated by a committee including Samuel Johnson and exposed as a fraud perpetrated by a young girl and her father.
Disprovenapparition·Cock Lane, Smithfield, London, England
The Cock Lane Ghost
In 1762, a supposed haunting at a lodging house on Cock Lane, London -- attributed to the spirit of a murdered woman -- was investigated by a committee including Samuel Johnson and exposed as a fraud perpetrated by a young girl and her father.
3% authentic
Strong natural explanation
An Italian statue of the Virgin Mary reported to weep blood in 1995 was investigated by forensic scientists; the blood was typed as male, the statue's owner refused DNA testing, and a subsequent Italian trial established a church custodian had applied blood to a different statue using his own blood.
Disprovensigns·Civitavecchia, Italy
The Weeping Madonna of Civitavecchia: Blood Matched to a Local Man's DNA
An Italian statue of the Virgin Mary reported to weep blood in 1995 was investigated by forensic scientists; the blood was typed as male, the statue's owner refused DNA testing, and a subsequent Italian trial established a church custodian had applied blood to a different statue using his own blood.