Protocol
Interview Two Suspected Liars Together
Have the two people sit side by side so they're facing you, then have one of them start telling you about whatever it is you're curious to know. Let the first person talk for about a sentence or two, then abruptly stop them and have the other person pick up where the first left off.
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Creator's principle
If you suspect two people are involved in a lie, interview them together rather than separately.
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When you suspect two people are involved in a lie, interview them together so their accounts have to line up.
When you suspect two people are involved in a lie, have them sit side by side so they're facing you.
Setup · onceDone when: Both people are seated side by side, facing you.
When you suspect two people are involved in a lie, have one of them start telling you about whatever it is you're curious to know.
Recurring · on your cadenceDone when: One of the two has begun telling the story.
When running the joint-interview tactic, let the first person talk for about a sentence or two, then abruptly stop them and have the other person pick up where the first left off.
Recurring · on your cadenceDone when: The first person has been stopped after a sentence or two and the other person has picked up where they left off.
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