Bizarre video of a woman cleaning a grave at night has people spotting one chilling detail: "The wind..."

A woman's bizarre commitment to cleanliness, in the middle of the night, in a graveyard, went viral on social media last year. Influencer @_the_clean_girl, who racked up followers for her unconventional and upbeat approach to cleaning, decided to fix a neglected grave. While some found the act exploitative and disrespectful given her rather upbeat behavior, others saw it to be a thoughtful deed. But her cleaning efforts weren't what caught the attention of netizens, rather a spooky detail caught on camera. 

As the influencer cleaned and talked to the camera—her shovel moved all by itself. It gently rose from its initial angled position to stand upright on the ground. On TikTok, a person remarked, “I have to play back a few times to recognize what that shovel and flower moved or [sic] do just the wind kinda scary.” Another pointed, “DID ANYONE SEE THE SHOVEL MOVE WHEN SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT HER BEST FRIEND?” Chiming in, a person noted, “There was no wind, the shovel moved twice, once forward, [then] stopped, and continued again. It’s the [deceased person's] way of saying thank you.” A more lighthearted comment read, “The ghosts want to give her a hand."

Meanwhile, others were sure that the influencer had faked the shovel's motion, perhaps with the help of a string, to create the illusion. A netizen opined, “I think someone in a green screen costume could do that and they edited it later.” Another reasoned, “I don't know. It’s breezy but not THAT windy to move a shovel that’s stuck in the ground.” Similarly, one penned, “Because it’s so obvious it’s supposed to do that it’s editing.” As per Unilad, the woman, unbothered, carried on cleaning the gravestone and its surroundings with a leaf blower, a vacuum, and her brand of commercial hot pink cleaning solution. The video concludes with the woman revealing the name of the deceased person—Bienvenida.

Experts, however, advise against using such techniques as they may harm the stone and eventually lead to corrosion. Jason Church, chief of technical services at the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, warned that power tools and harsh chemicals degrade the layers of headstones, NBC News reported. 

The video shared on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, garnered over a million views. Despite the criticism, the influencer has yet to address the messages of concern or reveal if she actually sought permission to clean the site. To prevent the public from interfering with ancient graves, cemetery owners are permitted by law in certain states to limit access for non-family members and establish visitation hours. The exact location of the grave/ cemetery in the video remains unknown. What is known, however, is that audiences have come to love the trend of people cleaning graves. Some revel in the paranormal while others enjoy the satisfying act of a deep clean.