8 Famous Paranormal Photographs Debunked

6. The Levitating Man

Colin Evans was a spiritual medium back in the 1930s. Part of his act included him being levitated by unseen hands in the middle of the crowd.

He would, of course, have to levitate in total darkness (wouldn't want to scare the spirits away after all), but luckily, flash photography allowed us to catch the spirits in the act. He would be briefly illuminated in mid air to the gathered crowd, and the resulting photograph clearly captures him being lifted by the spirits.

Despite the fact that that he is clearly just jumping off his frigging chair, this photograph is still occasionally peddled about the internet in discussions about levitation.

Ultimately, Evans is betrayed by the technology he used to prove his powers. The photos reveal that he was actually setting the flash off himself, using a remote attached to a cord, allowing him to perfectly time his jumps.