Fake, because there's nobody in front of that device of which to capture an image. And I don't believe in ectoplasm, except at night, and this is clearly daytime.
Don't know. Why take this unexceptional image if not to mess with our minds? And so I find it mystifying, and a personal provocation. Just kidding. I'm cool. I like the black and white treatment, especially of her blond hair and splayed hand.