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A comment on Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015).

Re:Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015) by r_singh on Thursday January 23, 2020 @01:05AM (#22125229)
Great Mind Field episode by VSauce where he injects himself with a truth serum and is still able to lie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWoPI-VoFV0
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Re:Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015) by throwawayhhakdl on Thursday January 23, 2020 @08:49AM (#22127472)
Without having watched the link, a serum that prevented you from lying would be obviously impossible.

Truth serum is about increasing willingness to reveal things that you normally wouldn’t. More of a blabbermouth serum.

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