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This document is a page from a court transcript dated August 10, 2022, detailing the direct examination of a witness named Loftus. Loftus, an apparent expert, explains the concept of "post-event suggestion," describing how external information received after an event—through conversations, biased interrogations, or media reports—can influence and contaminate a person's memory. The witness also mentions having consulted for government agencies like the FBI and Secret Service on these topics.
People (1)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Loftus | Witness |
Mentioned in the header as the person undergoing direct examination. Provides answers (A.) throughout the transcript.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| FBI | government agency |
Mentioned as an organization the witness (Loftus) has consulted for.
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| Secret Service | government agency |
Mentioned as an organization the witness (Loftus) has consulted for.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the page, likely the court reporting firm that transcribed the proceedings.
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Relationships (2)
Loftus states they have consulted for the Secret Service.
Key Quotes (3)
"Post-event information can happen when two people are having a conversation with each other about the past and they can influence each other."Source
— Loftus
(Explaining the definition of post-event information to the jury.)
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"Post-event information can be supplied when somebody is being interrogated, particularly, if they're being interrogated with somebody who's got an agenda or a hypothesis about what might have happened and communicates that to the person they're interviewing, even inadvertently."Source
— Loftus
(Providing an example of how post-event information can be introduced during an interrogation.)
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"The media is a source of post-event suggestion that we've actually studied where people are sometimes interviewed on the media or media personalities will supply some suggestive information that can contaminate memory."Source
— Loftus
(Giving an example of how media can be a source of memory contamination.)
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