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The Contaminating Effect of Social Media on Eyewitness Memory
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Before running a police lineup, find out if the eyewitness has attempted their own investigation and searched for potential suspects on social media.
Social media searches can alter eyewitness memory and reduce the reliability of identification evidence from police lineups.
When an innocent suspect in the lineup is familiar to the eyewitness from social media, theeyewitness can develop a false sense of confidence.
Title: The Contaminating Effect of Social Media on Eyewitness Memory
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Before running a police lineup, find out if the eyewitness has attempted their own investigation and searched for potential suspects on social media.
Social media searches can alter eyewitness memory and reduce the reliability of identification evidence from police lineups.
When an innocent suspect in the lineup is familiar to the eyewitness from social media, theeyewitness can develop a false sense of confidence.
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Before running a police lineup, find out if the eyewitness has attempted their own investigation and searched for potential suspects on social media.
Social media searches can alt...

