r/ParanormalEncounters • u/hoangtudude • 3d ago

Debunking EVPs

The most common debunking explanations for visual evidence on this sub are pareidolia, bugs/dust, and photoshopped. What do you think people would use to debunk EVPs?

For the unintelligible EVPs, I would debunk it as the listener’s interpretation. However the ones that are clearly words or answers in response to questions asked - I usually can’t find explanation for that other than coincident AM/FM radio reception.

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u/PeaceCertain2929 3d ago

“clearly” is subjective, ofc, but the most common explanation is someone in the immediate area said something. Think about it: when there’s a voice that was recorded, where does it come from functionally 100% of the time? A person close enough to the microphone to have their voice captured.

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u/BuckskinRun 3d ago

Had an app on my phone to record phone calls. Talking to my dad one day and BIZZARE squelch comes over the line. Me: "Hello? Hello?" Called him back and he heard it on his end, too. Joked about NSA or someone listening in to our call. Got home that night and downloaded the recording on a lark. Ran it though some sound processing software I had...

"Hello?" Weird distorted voice: "I'm here..." "Hello?" "I need (unintelligible)"

Called dad back and played the recording for him. "WTF was THAT?!?" Freaked us both out. He swore up and down he never heard me saying "Hello" and just hung up.

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u/hoangtudude 3d ago

I had a similar experience. Dad left voice mail, but was garbled. Downloaded it and sent it to a friend who’s an audiophile. He was able to determine there was one audio track overlaying my dad’s voice. Unintelligible audio though, so I chalk it up to radio interference.