Controlled experiments have demonstrated telepathy.

Is it true that controlled experiments have demonstrated telepathy?

Partly. The retrieved items do not show controlled experiments demonstrating telepathy. One meta-analysis reports a small but statistically significant psi effect in precognition experiments, while skeptical reviews note randomization problems and no plausible mechanism, and a reference work notes tightly controlled telepathy tests were hard to design.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 3 sources for, 3 against · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

The private library was unavailable for some searches in this check. Missing library results are not evidence against the claim.

Feeling the future: A meta-analysis of 90 experiments on the anomalous anticipation of random future events. (2016). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.7177.2

Telepathy - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telepathy

Sketch of Quantum Physics Science w/ Precognition Experiments by Daryl Bem: involving 12,406 subjects Presentiment Meta-analysis by Julia Mossbridge; Remote Viewing Experiments: Stephan Schwartz, R Targ + Documented "Psychics": Edgar Cayce, Theresa Caput. (2023). works.hcommons.org. https://works.hcommons.org/records/9j2j5-q0083

The Law of Psychic Phenomena. (n.d.). gutenberg.org. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54665

JN, R., RD, M., & JM, P. (2013). A Bayes factor meta-analysis of recent extrasensory perception experiments: comment on Storm, Tressoldi, and Di Risio (2010).. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029008

man-myth-magic-illustrated-encyclopedia-vol-1-11-and-index-editor-richard-cavendish-1983. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/man-myth-magic-illustrated-encyclopedia-vol-1-11-and-index-editor-richard-cavendish-1983