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.
2 claims
4% authentic
Strong natural explanation
Modern dermatology and psychiatry have identified several plausible mechanisms — psychogenic purpura, hematidrosis, Gardner-Diamond syndrome, and deliberate self-infliction — that can produce stigmata-like wounds without supernatural causation.
Explainedbaselines·Various (general scientific literature)
Natural Explanations for Stigmata: Scientific Overview
Modern dermatology and psychiatry have identified several plausible mechanisms — psychogenic purpura, hematidrosis, Gardner-Diamond syndrome, and deliberate self-infliction — that can produce stigmata-like wounds without supernatural causation.
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.