Coma Video Shows Use of Bogus "Facilitated Communication" Technique

By now you've probably heard the story of a man, thought to be in a coma for 23 years, who was recently "discovered" to be conscious the whole time.

Maybe so. But maybe not.

As James Randi points out, a video clearly shows that the man himself is not typing. Instead, a woman is shown using a technique called "facilitated communication", where she moves his hand to type on a keyboard. He is not moving his hand independently.

Facilitated communication is a bogus technique that has been exposed as fraudulent.

This makes me very suspicious of the entire report.

Not surprisingly, at Uncommon Descent, Denyse ("The World's Crappiest Reporter") O'Leary completely buys the story.