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Right questions could help spot devious air passengers

Airport security agents can better detect liars with a few detail-oriented queries

people waiting in line to board plane

SAFER SKIES  Asking airplane passengers probing questions about particular details of their lives may help unmask liars.

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By Bruce Bower

- More than 2 years ago

A new interview method that probes for detail shows promise as a way to identify many more airplane passengers who are lying about their backgrounds than current security measures do.