Debunking

Debunking evidence of paranormal activity is part of conducting investigations of paranormal activity. Most claimed activity has common sense explanations, and we look for these before considering an activity as "paranormal." For example, it is often reported that a client has feelings of being watched, or has seen an apparition. It is known that high levels of emf (electromagnetic field) can cause a person to experience the feeling of being watched, hallucinate, cause nausea, tingling sensation among other things, so we do an emf sweep to check for unusually high levels of emf and establish a base-line reading. Chemical fumes can also cause these things as well, so we look for that. We also look at the client's psychological make-up, drug use, etc.  We know that not everything that is claimed to be "paranormal" is, so we eliminate the obvious explanations before considering the paranormal. A legitimate investigator never goes into an investigation assuming a place is haunted or has paranormal activity. Rather, we go into an investigation as skeptics. When we review the evidence we have collected from an investigation, we try hard to debunk our own evidence and if a piece of evidence can be explained, we toss it.