Liar Detection

20 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Liar Detection
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Tommy Dowd Liars! three poker chips with a different stamps on it are selected, one of three spectators has to lie the other two tell the truth, performer knows who has which chip
Inspired by
  • an idea of Jack Vosburgh's "More than a Trick"
Variations 		Aug. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 90)
364
Gerald Kosky To Lie or, Tell the Truth? four rings in a box, two are removed and by asking one question performer knows which rings are selected, one has to lie
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
131
Jochen Zmeck Sie lügen three chips and girls with different hair color on them, three spectators choose them, divined who has which chip with lie detector presentation
Inspired byRelated to 1979
Zwölf Zmeck'sche Zaubereien
7
Frank Ross The Truth three objects take by spectators, two spectators lie and one tells the truth, performer knows which one, credit information
 		1980
The Chronicles (Issue 25)
1307
Leslie Anderson Liar... spectator selects group of cards and lies at one card
 		1981
Magick (Issue 275)
1373
Rudolf Braunmüller Der psychologische Lügendetektor lie detector word association game, no real effect
 		Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
155
Jack Yates Clue 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 different colored disc, murder game
Variations 1986
Clue and other Mysteries
51
Reinhard Müller, Jack Vosburgh Die Lügner three spectator take an object each and then switch them, even though only one tells truth, performer locates objects
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 2)
7
Tony Binarelli The Thief guessing thief and brand of tiny whiskey bottle removed from box, using cards, electronic method
  • Effect No. 1 (Stage Version)
  • Effect No. 2 (Close-Up Version)
 		1991
Class Act
106
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 murderer
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1992
Deceptive Practices
78
Richard Mark Crystal Clear coin is hidden in hand, performer matches decision of spectator, then performer can push down hand of spectator easily or not depending on crystal, multiple phases, with liar/truth teller ending
Related to 1992
Mindbending Meltdown
4
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind: To Tell the Truth audience members write several pieces of information on pieces of paper and they are collected in a box, some are selected and content divined using lie/truth presentation
 		Jan. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 7)
11
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind: Post No Lies only effect description, liar routine with message board
Related to Feb. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 8)
5
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind: Post No Lies - Part 2 only effect description, liar routine with message board
Related to Mar. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 9)
5
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind: Lie-A-Bill one of five bills is selected by spectator and last digits of serial number remembered, liar routine to find bill then prediction of serial number is shown on business card
 		Apr. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 10)
5
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 Diamonds
Also published here 1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
20
Roy Johnson Tätersuche three cards with "lie" and three with "truth"
  • Die Fünfer-Version
Inspired by 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
122
Wayne Dobson Invisible Lie Detector five cards with items on them, one remembered by spectator, item divined and shown in hand, second repeat phase with different method
 		2002
Dobson's Choice
8
Mark Gibson Murder Mystery five cards with the words liar, liar, truth, truth, murderer on them are distributed amongst five spectators in envelopes, question "are you the murderer" is used to divine all words
 		Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
82
Werner Miller Hat Trick spelling lie-detector trick with three cards with colored hats
Inspired by
  • "Il tuo Ferrari" (Werner Miller, 2005, online magazine Visions)
Related to 		Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1129