The Historical Patterns of Saint Toribio Reports

People do lie, and it's quite possible that some of the people who claim to have encountered Saint Toribio are pulling hoaxes. If someone comes to you and says they've got a ghost or poltergeist, and it sounds like something from a horror movie, rather than what actually appears in historical accounts, then they're less likely to be telling them the truth. At a minimum, if something doesn't fit the historical patterns, then it tells you you're looking at something that's different in some way. You can then try to figure out what accounts for the difference.