Lie Detector (without spelling)

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Stuart Robson The Lie Detective solutionInspired by The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 5) 19
Vincent Dalban Something to Work on lie detector effect posed as a problemVariations The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 4) 15
Charles Nyquist The Solution of "Something to Work on" stacked deck, two chains, solutionInspired by The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 5) 19
Henry Christ Lies! Lies! Lies! corner short or one-way backRelated to The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Summer Extra 1935) 39
Fred Heaman The Lie Detector (A Mental Discovery - Third Method) Greater Magic 229
Henry Christ Lies! Lies! Lies! corner short or one-way back Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks 48
Edward Marlo The Lie Detective Tricks with Daub 6
Unknown The Lie Detector Variations The Fine Art of Magic 110
Unknown The Lie-Detector Trick Simple card divination with lie detecting premise Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards 27
Al Baker The Lie Detector marked The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets) 406
Howard A. Adams Tri-Lie three peeked cards The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 266) 1064
Paul Curry You're a Liar presentational ideaRelated toAlso published here The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 246) 982
George Pearce The Lie Detector One More Thought on Cards 28
Paul Curry You're A Liar Also published here The Best in Magic 109
Al Leech The Lie Detector Cardmanship 5
Martin Gardner Variable Magnetic Lie Detector lie detector using the Variable Magnetic Executive Tranquilizer The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 393) 399
Fred Lowe The Truth Machine spirit bell as lie detector, body bellRelated to
  • "Nothing But The Truth" (The Wizard, Sept./Oct. 1950)
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 9) 48
Karl Fulves Example 13 two spectators note cards in a packet, after some questions and shuffling they are on the top, gray code and faro Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Gray Codes) 19
Karl Fulves Example 14 two spectators note cards in a packet, after some questions and shuffling they are on the top, gray code and faro Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Gray Codes) 20
Edward Marlo Mental Lie thought-of card, spectator reads cards, performer catches lie, three methods HEX! 45
Karl Fulves The Gray Liar questions about selection are asked, at the end top card has text written on it that says when spectator lied and where the selection is, faro, see also Addenda on page 60Related to Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement) 56
Roy Walton Flip Flop simplified version with reverse farosInspired by Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement) 64
John Hamilton Additional Hamilton Ideas as telephone effect with possible liesInspired by The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 10) 354
Robert E. Neale More Lies thought card revealed with eight-card-packet as computerRelated toVariations The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio) 384
James G. Thompson Jr. Lie Detector Variation The Living End 139
Jack Vosburgh The Awful Truth Variations The Living End 139
Karl Fulves He Lied two cards Notes From Underground 2
Simon Aronson Lie Sleuth several lies detected, missing card in pocket known, interlocking chains Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 8) 59
Jerry K. Hartman Truth Detector Means & Ends 79
Paul Curry Don't Lie To Me two spectators get half the pack and either lie or say the truth about each card, magician spots all the liesInspired byVariationsAlso published here Paul Curry Presents 47
Karl Fulves, Don Nielson Liars Convention magician blindfolded, three spectators choose cards two exchange cards, magicican knows who and the cards, marked stacked deck Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 412
Jerry K. Hartman Mentalias II using interesting force, spectator lies at his card Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 2 No. 1) 155
John F. Mendoza Routined Poker Mental princess card trick with lie detection presentationVariations The Book of John 19
Alex Elmsley Parity Failure some cards from 5x5 cards layout are turned over according to rules, condition is called out and on one card is liedAlso published here The Chronicles (Issue 20) 1255
Michael Skinner Das Gedanken-Projektions-Spiel two spectators choose cards hands off, two halves with different sets of Koran type set-upAlso published here Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Mike Skinner Seminarheft) 6
Alex Elmsley Tell Me Three Times three cards chosen and called out, on one of them is lied, stack Curioser 37
Roy Walton Unstacked Parity no stack versionInspired by Curioser 60
Edward Marlo, Paul Curry The Joker Reads Minds spectator thinks of card and reads order of shuffled deck, spectator should misread joker as selection, it is divined, six methodsAlso published here Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant) 5
Alex Elmsley, Colin Lewry Pack Of Lies Liar's Matrix, spectator selects card column and reads out their colors, lying on one of them, different methods:
- Mnemonic Method
- No Memory
- And Again
- Lewry's Lie Detector		Related to Curioser 33
Alex Elmsley Parity Failure some cards from 5x5 cards layout are turned over according to rules, condition is called out and on one card is liedRelated toVariationsAlso published here Curioser 38
Charles Hudson Parity Notes Inspired by Curioser 59
Leslie Anderson Liar... spectator selects group of cards and lies at one card The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 275) 1373
Michael Skinner Thought Projection Pack two spectators choose cards hands off, two halves with different sets of Koran type set-upAlso published here Intimate Magic 1
Harry Lorayne, Robert E. Neale Voice Print eight cards, programming, binaryRelated toVariations Best of Friends 256
Unknown Other Uses - Prearranged Decks - Lie Detector
- Think Stop
- Gossiping Queen (whispering)		 Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards 34
John C. Wagner Australian Lie Detector impromptu West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 2) 31
Charles Hudson Smart Deck cards reverse that indicate color, suit, value... Best of Friends - Volume II 501
Larry Jennings The Lie Detector - Lie Detector Variation (impromptu) The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 115
John C. Wagner Would I Lie to You? seven card packet is programmed to find selection, mates are found as wellRelated to The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner 141
Richard Vollmer Talk To Me eight card PacketInspired by Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 15 No. 2) 2031
Kuniyasu Fujiwara Lie Detector with long narrow clear strip that is folded in various ways so different messages appear on it Five Times Five - Japan 79
Karl Fulves Witness six spectators with cards and pens, one of them writes an X on his card behind performers back, those with red cards must speak truth, black must lie, performer finds murdererInspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Deceptive Practices 78
Sam Schwartz Partner in Crime version of "Witness" in which criminal has a partnerInspired byRelated to Deceptive Practices 80
Karl Fulves Witness further commentsRelated to Supplement To Deceptive Practices 88
Harry Lorayne Quick and Direct Inspired by Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 16 No. 3) 2187
Edward Marlo, John C. Wagner Revised Lie Detector down under deal, quartet production, set-up, two variations:
- For Center Dealers
- For Side-Stealers		Inspired by The Olram File (Issue 14) 5
Jack Avis Eight Bytes Is Enough thought card revealed with eight-card-packet as computerInspired byAlso published here Simplicity at Your Fingertips 32
Karl Fulves Shocked - finger ring moves on table to ESP symbol (no method)
- car magazine rolled up and car sounds come out of it (no method)
- joy buzzer as sound generator, lie detector with five cards on plastic tray		Related to Verbatim (Issue 5) 42
Stephen Tucker The Penultimate Truth Inspired by Profile (Issue 12) 6
Jack Avis Eight Bites is Enough thought card revealed with eight-card-packet as computerInspired byAlso published here Profile (Issue 17) 11
Alex Elmsley Pack of Lies Liar's Matrix, spectator selects card column and reads out their colors, lying on one of them, different methods:
- Mnemonic Method
- Marked Deck Method
- Unmarked Deck Method
- Lewry's Platform Presentation		 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 100
Colin Lewry, Alex Elmsley Lewry's Platform Presentation Inspired by The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 105
Alex Elmsley Parity Failure some cards from 5x5 cards layout are turned over according to rules, condition is called out and on one card is liedAlso published here The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 392
Alex Elmsley Tell Me Three Times three cards chosen and called out, on one of them is lied, stackVariations The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 396
Peter Duffie Four-Knowledge Inspired by
  • Daley's Notebook #323 & #554
Related to		 Duffie's Card Compulsions 102
Peter Duffie Four-Knowledge (Without Seconds) Related to Duffie's Card Compulsions 107
Peter Duffie Truth Serum Inspired by Duffie's Card Compulsions 90
Peter Duffie The Ultimate Truth Inspired by
  • "Tarradiddle" (Peter Duffie, Quartet, 1986)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Imagine
 Duffie's Card Compulsions 84
Unknown The Lie Detector Card College - Volume 1 91
Peter Duffie A Pocketful of Lies packet in pocket, cards removed to answer truth or lieRelated to Duffie's Card Compulsions 86
Bernard Rasmussen Alternate Opening for "The Ultimate Truth"Inspired byVariations Duffie's Card Compulsions 87
Karl Fulves Pack of Lies No. 12, three red and black cards, spectators with red cards tell the truth, performer finds out who hides the Ace of DiamondsAlso published here Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 20
Tom Daugherty Nervous Ace & Hartman Force Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 19 No. 3) 2623
Peter Duffie Lie Stebbins Lie Detector effect with one selection, identity of cards determine if spectator is telling truth/lie (e.g. color, suit, value)Related to Effortless Card Magic 51
Peter Duffie Lie Stebbins Plus! Lie Detector effect with two selection, identity of cards determine if spectator is telling truth/lie (e.g. spot/court, suit), but has double revelationRelated to Effortless Card Magic 54
Joel Givens Whitewashed rest of cards are blank The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 67) 1368
Karl Fulves Would I Lie To You? three piles, performer selects card from center pile and makes statements, spectator take cards from lie or truth pile, values added, selection arrived atRelated to Underworld (Issue 9) 126
David Regal Lies Lie Detector premise for Between Your PalmsInspired by Close-Up & Personal 108
Paul Curry You're a Liar presentational ideaInspired byAlso published here Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond 79
Paul Curry Don't Lie to Me two spectators get half the pack and either lie or say the truth about each card, magician spots all the liesVariationsAlso published here Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond 83
Karl Fulves Would I Lie? No. 43, three piles, card in center one remembered, cards taken from outer two piles in any combination, values added to count down to selection, no-shuffle Gilbreath My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 97
Harry Lorayne It's Not Easy To Lie card selected from nine-card packet with down/under deal, card from remaining eight cards thought-of, lie detector, original selection used to count down to find itInspired by Personal Collection 9
Harry Lorayne That's The Truth! small packetInspired byAlso published here Personal Collection 15
Darwin Ortiz, John F. Mendoza Liar's Poker princess card trick with lie detection presentation and sucker finale à la Fingerprint Card TrickInspired by Scams & Fantasies with Cards 26
Steven Youell Liar! spectator reads off cards and lies at his selection Weapons of Mass Destruction 55
Gary Plants Lie Detector Inspired by Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session 9
Steven Youell Blinded By The Sleight performer blindfolded, spectator selects a card and takes out five cards one of which is the selection, performer hold each up while spectator says "no" to each, selection foundRelated to Weapons of Mass Destruction 26
Dai Vernon You lied! interesting peek Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks - Volume 1 38
Peter Duffie, Robert E. Neale Cal-Q-Lator twelve card set-upRelated to Best of Friends — Volume III 297
Benjamin Earl Lie Detector 1 cards eliminated until selection found Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes 17
Benjamin Earl Lie Detector 2 cards eliminated until selection found, additional thought of card determined Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes 17
Joshua Jay To Tell The Truth II two cards are removed from (stacked) deck and divined with liar/truthteller presentationInspired by Best of Friends — Volume III 412
Stewart James Vocalculate Lie detector plot, three people select a card each, magician divines each card by detecting liesInspired byAlso published here
  • handwritten notes, 1945
 The Essential Stewart James 62
Karl Fulves Lie Teller detective story presentation Prolix (Issue 5) 305
Justin Higham, Kevin Baker The NoBo Lie Detector "No" = Bottom
- First Version
- Second Version (Kevin Baker)
- Third Version (Kevin Baker)
- Fourth Version (Kevin Baker)
- Fifth Version
- Sixth Version
- Seventh Version
- Eighth Version (Kevin Baker)
- Ninth Version
- Tenth Version (Kevin Baker)		Inspired by
  • Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks, pp. 130-133
Related to		 Dexterity Manual 57
Benjamin Earl In a Glimpse lie detector and divination Gambit (Issue 1) 20
Steven Youell Reading The Tells card's identity divined by asking some questions Weapons of Mass Deception 29
Karl Fulves Liar For Hire "Unexplained"
single card as lie detector, it changes multiple times to answer lies or truth, posed as a problem		 Prolix (Issue 6) 405
Jason Michaels The Cootie Catcher Lie Detector folded origami Fortune Teller is used to reveal selection Semi-Automatic Card Tricks - Volume 8 23
Lewis Jones Polygram Semi-Automatic Card Tricks - Volume 8 145
Ryan Schlutz Sense-sational three selections (one thought of, two chosen) found Making the Cut 29
Paul Curry Don't Lie To Me (Computer) Magician and spectator get half the pack each, and either lie or say the truth about each card, computer can spot all the spectator's liesVariations Magical Mathematics 65
Denis Behr, Friedrich Roitzsch Lie Detector red/black lie detected by phone appInspired by Seventeen Secrets — Volume 2 12
Doug Conn Impossible Speller Mentally selected card revealed by spelled to it. Semi-Automatic Card Tricks - Volume 10 21
Harry Lorayne That's The Truth! small packetAlso published here JawDroppers! 103
John Wilson 1.5 Card Q&A spectator removes card from spread and lies on its identity, performer divines card and gives short readingInspired by
  • "1 Card Q&A" (Docc Hilford & Leonardo Silverio)
 You and Me and the Devil Makes Three - Volume II 29
Joseph Barry A Lie Detector Routine featuring a fair control sequence where the spectator cuts to a card and buries his pile Operandi (Issue 3) 19
Bob Farmer A Card that Lies, a Deck that Tells the Truth OOSOOM typeVariations The Bammo Tarodiction Toolbox () 92
Michael Weber The Cards Don't Lie "Mike Weber Variation"Inspired by The Bammo Tarodiction Toolbox () 98
Harry Lorayne Voice Print eight cards, programming, binaryInspired by JawDroppers! Two 53
Harry Lorayne It's Not Easy To Lie eight cards, programming, binaryInspired by JawDroppers! Two 57
Harry Lorayne Cal-Q-Lator with anti-faro programmingRelated to JawDroppers! Two 115
Giacomo Bigliardi Lies Lie Detection effect, magician detects lies to divine card, has ambigram kicker Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2)) 92
Xiaobo Zhou 我不是 Mentalist (I'm not a mentalist) Card chosen, spectator reads cards out loud but lies about the selection, magician can tell the lie and divine selectionRelated to Enthusiasm 34
Edward Marlo The Joker Reads Minds spectator thinks of card and reads order of shuffled deck, spectator should misread joker as selection, it is divinedAlso published here Beyond the Z 41
Harapan Ong, Joshua Jay Plunger Lie Detector Lie detector effect using Plunger Principle A Stack to Forget 39
Matt Baker Say Anything Lie detector effect, end with magician showing prediction in an envelope of a random word thought of and written down by spectator, prediction is printed letter by letter on cardsInspired by The Buena Vista Shuffle Club 101