Binoy Stanley Ghost Analysis

In this article by Binoy Stanley, there are various accounts of ghosts, registered through photographs and videos. Along with the evidence of these supposed ghosts, Stanley provides background information that gives context to when the photo or video was taken. Through the excerpts, the reader realizes that many of the photos were taken in the late 1800s or early 1900s, making it difficult to make out the said “ghosts”, considering the technology of the time. The ghosts could be a product of issues that occurred while the photos were being developed from film, causing the evidence to be invalid and illegitimate. However, there are some photos that include an identifiable figure or person, which are established as ghosts because the photographer supposedly claimed that the figure was not present at the time it was taken. This cannot be considered as legitimate though since there is no official source that confirms these claims; without Stanley providing the excerpts, these would be viewed as normal photos of people or shadows.
There is no clear pertinence to the piece besides to feed into thoughts of those who do not fact check information on the internet, particularly believers of ghost-like creatures. Although it seems to prove the existence of paranormal activity, the article is considered as illegitimate and unreliable because there is no substance to the claims made within the article. There provided information is not genuine so other fields of study cannot utilize it in research; even paranormal investigators would not be able to gain useful information from the allegations. If there was genuine evidence to back up the information that is stated, then the piece would contribute striking counterevidence to my