I Caught Strangers Lying In Public

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YouTuber Airrack conducts a series of social experiments to test whether strangers will choose to lie or tell the truth in various situations. With a team of friends in a surveillance van, they set up hidden cameras in a restaurant to catch people stealing soda, in motel rooms with cash left out for cleaning staff, and even test their own producer's honesty. The experiments, which include fake cops and staged arguments, lead to a series of hilarious and surprising outcomes, culminating in a final test where one of the friend's girlfriends, a known kleptomaniac, is put to the ultimate test during a dinner date.

Transcription

I promise I didn't steal anything. Stop lying to me. I promise. Have you ever caught someone lying to you? Well today we're going to be putting strangers to the test to see if they'll either lie to protect themselves or do the right thing and tell the truth. If they do the right thing they might even get a little reward. Some money sign, you know what I mean? It's like a money sign. And we're going to start with those scumbags who put soda in their water cups. You're not that guy, are you? Please tell me you're not that guy. Please. Okay so for this first one I've decided to prosecute liars for the most petty crime you can commit. We've bugged Jonah's Kabob, an entire restaurant with microphones and cameras all to find people who put soda in water cups. You guys ever done that? I do that every time I go to eat food. You're a thief and a liar. Dude. Who the hell is this guy? So this is my buddy Stavros and this guy right here is going to be the one actually prosecuting the people. You can tell by his cop uniform right here. So say someone steals, what's your game plan? I go in there and I publicly humiliate them. And if that doesn't work... We've already got our first customer. Here we go, here we go, here we go. And behind the counter serving everyone is Jonah of Jonah's Kabob. So everyone's going to get a free water cup and we're going to see if they steal or not. Can I get these wings? Absolutely brother. You want a water cup? Yes please. I'm going to write water cup on it. All right. Let's see if he gets water. We've also rigged up the entire restaurant with sirens that I can control just by hitting this button right here. Oh no. All right, he got water. Good for him. He did it. Water. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Go get him, get him, get him. Yo. You animal. What is that pal, huh? What's in here? This is Sprite. That's literally water. Wait, he, that guy was innocent. Wait, wait, he's getting the wrong guy. That's some Sprite. Wrong guy, it's the wrong, bro. This is what happens when you hire a cop off of Craigslist, man. You don't get cops on Craigslist. Call the police department, Eric. Never break the law again. We paid for a circus clown in a cop uniform. All right, Stav, you prosecuted the wrong guy. It just felt right. It wasn't right. You can't just abuse innocent civilians. You don't know what it's like in there. I think it's time for you to put your money where your mouth is, pal. You don't think I can be a better cop than Walmart cop over here? Oh, Walmart cop, all right, here we go. Put on the shirt, pal. Try a day in his shoes. Here we go. He thinks this is a joke. Watch out. Did he put Fanta in his cup? What's in your cup? Everyone saw you get up and put Fanta in your, really, in your cup. I didn't do that, bro. Everyone saw, bro. That guy looks pissed. Let's catch him. 3, 2, 1. Get him. Get him. Do you think he'll do a better job than you? No chance. Look at him swaggering in, I respect it. That guy right there, poured Fanta and sat back down. Oh no. Actually I didn't. Where's the drink, pal? It's over there. Is that guy that actually put it on my table, bro? Nah. Turn around for me. Turn around. Mack might catch a fist. Give me those hands. I don't want to do this, all right? You're making me do it. Come on, get out of here, buddy. Oh my gosh. I'm just messing with you, bro. You're good, bro. Sorry about that, bro. We're just messing around. I'm not gonna lie, I went in there pretty confident. That guy looked pissed. Yeah, I started getting really scared. Clearly I was your role model. No. Since you guys can't agree who's the better cop, maybe you guys both put on cop uniforms and see what happens. We could do that. All right, I like that. Oh, here we go. Couple of thieves on our hands, huh? Steal some soda, steal some soda. Here we go, here we go, let's see what he does. Oh. It's water, water, water. Good job. Oh! All right, let's get it. Get him. What's going on over here? Oh my god. What do you think you're doing, son? You're stealing money from these good people. It was just a lemonade. I know! I know! What's wrong with you? All right, we're done. We can't do this bit anymore. It's just gone too far. So after round one, there's officially more liars than there are truthers. But I still have faith in humanity. There are lots of interesting rounds left to come. For round two, we're going to be trying something a little different. So I rented out this entire motel, set up hidden cameras here, here, right here, and right there. One of the biggest concerns that people have when they're traveling is leaving valuables in a hotel room and having a cleaning staff steal it from you. So I've rigged up three rooms with $500 sitting on a desk and we're going to have a cleaning staff come through and we're going to see if they steal the money or not. Who wouldn't steal $500 just laying out there? I would steal that. I'm thinking about taking it while you're not looking. Don't. As you can see all the hidden cameras are set up right here. If they do not steal it, I will leave this van and give them all the money. Oh wow. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. Okay that's nice. That's actually really nice of you. That's super cool. Oh here we go, here we go. It's happening. She's so sweet looking, look at her. Bro, she's literally not even looking at the money. The test will be when she goes to the table to like move those drinks. Her hand will be like right next to it. Oh bed sheet. She's so close to it and she's not even looking at it. She's grinding up on that money right now. Oh! Oh, she grabbed the cups. She left the money. I'm so glad. Oh. Oh, she just, we're blind. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Did she just do that on purpose? She might have. Oh. I can't tell if she's taking the money or not. Dude, I do not know if she took the money or not. Okay, I'm going to go run inside. All the money's gone. Did you take anything? The money's gone. You're kidding. I told you. We have two more. The last one's going to be fun. All right, so this time I hid $30,000 in the bed. That's such a big jump from 500. Hold on, this is fake money. It's real. The video has to be realistic. What is this going to do to your business if they steal that? Oh, they're coming. Oh. Oh, here we go, here we go, here we go. Oh, they can feel it. They can feel it. Look at her face. Oh man, that's really bad. I don't have a good feeling about this. Oh, here we go. Oh no, no, no. Dude, the money's gone. This is two times that they've closed the door and then take the money. It could still be in the room. I can go check it. Nothing in the drawer. Oh! They left the money. Wow. I'm going to go tip them. I have to hurry. Hey, I just want to say thank you for leaving our money in there and I just want to tip you. You guys are awesome. Have a good one. Faith in humanity. Faith in humanity. We love you. I love those guys. All right boys, I have so much faith in humanity at this point. I'm going to cover every surface of this hotel room with dollar bills. Nobody will take one of these. All right, let's see what happens here, boys. Oh, she's coming. Oh, I'm not touching that. She just walked back out. The lady really just dipped. Well now the room's dirty. Yeah, who's going to clean the room? That is so funny. All right, next bit. So far, the majority of people we've tested are liars. But it isn't over yet. Next, in the middle of the shoot day, we decided to spontaneously test our own producer Blake for honesty. So in the middle of our lunch break, Mack and I would stage a fake argument. And when Mack angrily spitting in my food behind my back in front of Blake, the only question is would Blake tell me this happened before I ate the food? Um when do you want to look over the videos later? 20 minutes or something? Okay. I have uh I have to leave at 5:30. For what? It's just a game at uh SoFi. But I'm going to take Hope to that. We're going to leave at like 5:30. So anytime before that should work. Okay, so why is Hope going to that? Because I don't spend any time with her. First of all it makes no sense that I'm not going to that. We're just bringing your girlfriend randomly because you're not spending enough time with her. You want to go to the game? Why would I not go to the game? I started this thing with you, right? You and I spend infinity time together all day long. No we don't. Yes we do. We're doing we're together all day every day making videos. Bro, I'm constantly editing. We do not spend time together. Okay. All right, well I don't know what to tell you. Bro, cancel it. Who cares? How about you just go uh do that and just cool down and I'll be back. God. Is everything all right? Dude just pissed me off so much. What happened? I don't want to talk about it, bro. Which one of these is his? The pizzafied one obviously, bro. Steak time! You want it? Yeah, I got you. Oh yeah, baby. I got you a little smiley face. Pizzafied steak. We having a utensil? You use this. Blake, this looks phenomenal, man. Eric, I've only had steak like once in my entire life. Are you actually serious? Yeah. You have only had why? I'm a really picky eater. I've never had a lot of things. Really? What about sushi? Never. That's fun. I've never had sushi. I've never had any kind of fish, really. I'm going to bring this inside. Thank you, Blake. Blake, did anything weird happen to the steak? Anything weird happened to this? This is a bit. This is a bit. Y'all all suck. This sucks. No, no, no, no, no. I love you. It was a joke. It's just a joke. There's a cameraman up there. Oh, man. Mom and dad were fighting. I didn't know what to do. I have two questions for you. Number one, any other food that you've let me eat that somebody spit in? No. Question number two, would you cheat on a test? We actually don't even need Blake's answer to that question because in the next round we're going to find that answer for ourselves. Okay, so for this next one, I've hired a fake teacher with a fake exam that he's going to give to real people. Beans, Tyler, and Mack are all in the room and I'm going to have the teacher accidentally leave a cheat sheet and we're going to find out exactly how many of these people are willing to cheat on a test. I'm going to be honest, I cheated on many tests. Still ended up with a 2.6 GPA, so By the way, my surveillance system here has gotten completely out of hand. I literally feel like I'm a spy. Here we go. Thank you for being here. We are gathering research for the Los Angeles Unified School District. If you get 50% correct, they're going to give you guys $1,000. Is this taped? How does she know? Is this taped? That happened to my girlfriend. She went to a focus group and it was a prank. I think the $1,000 was put out there to see who would compromise their ethics. This whole squad knows this is a show somehow. I think I'm just going to send you back up there and just send them on their way like nothing's wrong at all. Thank you. Yes, thank you, thank you. Bro, they're so confused that it's not a prank. Got 'em. They thought they were going to get me. I'm going to get them, bro. After dropping a mental nuclear bomb on the brains of the first round testers, I had the room reset with a group of completely new testers to try again. I'll be surprised if anybody gets one answer correct. It is made to be impossible. So if there's anyone who's on the verge of cheating, it might push them over. All right, the teacher's walking out of the room. Everyone is left by themselves now. Let's see what they do. There's literally an answer key in my test. Who will take this answer key? I'm bro, I am nervous. This is the answer key? He took it. His test has an answer key on it. Oh, here we go. Cheater! Cheater! They are passing around an answer key. Do you guys want this? He's not taking it. He's not taking it. Do you want it? Pass it over. Oh, he's got it. He's got it. He's got it. We got another guy cheating. This makes me so sad. All right, the teacher is going to give them a chance right now to admit if they cheated. Did you see a paper lying around? Did anybody see a sheet around? Might have had the answers on it. Did anybody admit? No one even admitted. All right, I'm going to go confront these guys. How's it going, guys? My name's Eric. This is not a real test and you're on a hidden camera TV show. These guys are actually my friends. The good news that I have is that we have a room full of very honest people. There were a couple of loose cannons in here though. Is there anybody that wants to fess up? Oh my god. I'm sorry. After four rounds of testing humanity for honesty, we had resulted in a perfect tie. What are the odds of this? I don't know what the odds are of that happening. It's bad. I don't know how we ended up here. So it's all going to come down to this final round. Who will take the cake? The liars or the truthers? For our last stop, this restaurant right here. You guys may be wondering where Tyler is. Yeah, where is he? Tyler's busy driving over here with his girlfriend because Tyler and his girlfriend are going to sit at this table where we have secret cameras filming from every direction. So Sam is Tyler's girlfriend. She's one of the sweetest people I know except for this one thing that she does. I think I know where you're going with this. Sam loves stealing plates and silverware and things from restaurants. Tyler actually has been kind enough to supply us with videos over the past few weeks of Sam actively stealing things. You stole this? Yeah. It was an interesting steal. What? What else did you steal? This. And I stole the earrings. Do you want that plate? I want it to come home to my collection. You want to steal that plate? Yes. Anyway, you guys see what we're dealing with. So to help my friend Sam kick this nasty habit, I decided to rent out an entire real restaurant with real people and expose her in 4K right here in front of everybody. There are better ways to do this, man. Like what? One-on-one confrontation, maybe like a group therapy. No. So they just pulled up. I think they're going to be sitting down any second. Oh, there they are. Oh my gosh, I'm so excited. First, she already looks like she's about to steal something. And after only having sat down for literally 5 minutes. These are so nice. Yeah, they're cool. What's that face mean? Take 'em. Look at her face. She's so, she's so excited to steal stuff. What's the most you've ever taken from one place? Probably like $400 in groceries. Oh my gosh. This is actually a problem. Do you do it just because like to save money? I feel like it's like kind of a thrill. It's a thrill? Yeah, like that stuff like excites me. I don't know if there has ever been a human caught more in 4K than she is about to be caught. So walk me through your tactic here. Okay, here we go, here we go, here we go. There is no tactic. Oh no. Oh, she put it inside. She put it inside. This is what I'm saying. It was so fast. She's smiling about it. I'm going to use the bathroom really quick. Okay, Tyler's going to come out the back and talk to us real quick. Come on in here. I'm so nervous. Okay, so how's it going in there? It's not looking good. We've only been there for about a minute and she's stolen a fork already. You told me earlier that she has a specific outfit that she likes to steal in. Oh, absolutely. She always steals everything in overalls. It's like this big kangaroo pouch you can just shovel stuff into. Do you have anything to say to Sam? Sam, I love you so much but this has gotten out of hand. I also have this microphone and you have an earpiece in so we can control Tyler throughout this entire conversation and hear everything. All right, get in there champ. Have a fun time. I wish me luck. Good luck, boy. Okay, this what we just brought out are the perfect stealing plates. Thank you so very much. They are so small and perfect. She's into it. You should try to challenge her to see how much she can steal at this dinner. How many things do you think you could take? I could take the forks and the plates. The plates? Oh, she's putting it in. She's putting it in. Sam. All right, so this waiter that's about to walk up is about to confront her right now. Here we go. Thank you so very much. Here we go, here we go, here we go. Did you guys happen to take any silverware or plates by any chance? Oh no-no-no we didn't. Watching these guys eat reminds me that we are throwing the world's largest pizza party at the end of the year. We've been talking about that for so long. Now it's actually happening. Yeah because you guys got us to like 9 million something subscribers. So to thank you guys for that, in January, we're going to actually make the world's largest pizza. And not only is it the world's largest pizza, it's a Pizza Hut pizza, my favorite pizza brand. In addition, from now all the way until the pizza party, we're throwing micro pizza parties in four different cities. Here's the cities. I don't know why I'm holding this microphone. I'm just saying all this into Tyler's ear right now. I'm trying to get an idea of how many slices we should prepare for you guys. So if you're interested in coming to any of the pizza parties, please make sure to click the link in the top of my description box to fill out your information so that I know how many slices of pizza to prepare for you guys. There are limited slots in each city so if you do this now, you'll be the very first person to find out the exact time, date, and location of all these parties. Anyway, I love you guys very much. We're going to get back to the date here. I do like have you on camera. Oh my gosh. I 100% took a fork. You took a fork? Only admits to stealing fork. How did she grab that much silverware? He's asking you to, you have to come to the back with me to speak to the manager, yeah. Are you serious? Okay. I'll talk to the manager. She's coming, she's coming, she's coming. We got you. This place sucks. Hey. So unfortunately after an entire day of testing humanity for honesty, we ended with the final tiebreaker, a lie from Sam who only gave up one of her stolen items. But guess what? I'm not stopping here. I still have faith in humanity and I'm optimistic that the next time we do this video, people will be more honest. So get this video to like 11 likes if you want to see a sequel. I don't care. I'm just going to make it anyway. So...

Visual Timeline

0:00
medium shot eye-level tense, dramatic

A woman sits at a desk with her head in her hands while a man in a suit yells at her from behind. The scene cuts to the man yelling angrily.

"I promise I didn't steal anything. Stop lying to me. I promise."

Setting: interrogation room — natural, bright daylight from the window

People (2):

• sitting, hunched over a desk, wearing dark purple tank top, blonde, in a ponytail hair — distressed, hidden in hands

• standing, leaning forward, wearing navy blue suit jacket, white collared shirt, short, dark curly hair hair — angry, yelling

desk (black)chair (black)
Colors:gray, navy blue, white, skin tone, dark purple
0:05
series of medium shots and close-ups eye-level intriguing, suspenseful

A montage of different people in various situations is shown, with text overlays. The host speaks directly to the camera.

"Have you ever caught someone lying to you? Well today we're going to be putting strangers to the test to see if they'll either lie to protect themselves or do the right thing and tell the truth."

Setting: various indoor and outdoor locations — bright, even lighting

People (1):

• standing, wearing navy blue suit jacket, white collared shirt, short, dark curly hair hair — smiling, speaking to camera

Text: "stranger", "lie", "lie or truth?"

Colors:beige, white, black, green, yellow
0:13
close-up eye-level, slightly low playful, mischievous

The host, in a suit, smiles slyly at the camera, then makes a money gesture. A green dollar sign graphic appears.

"If they do the right thing they might even get a little reward. Some money sign, you know what I mean? It's like a money sign."

Setting: interrogation room set — natural light from the side

People (1):

• standing, leaning towards camera, wearing navy blue suit jacket, white collared shirt, short, dark curly hair hair — grinning, winking

Text: "$"

Colors:navy blue, white, green, skin tone, brown
0:20
medium shot transitioning to extreme close-up eye-level comedic, accusatory

The host points directly at the camera with a serious expression, then zooms in on his face as he looks surprised and concerned.

"And we're going to start with those scumbags who put soda in their water cups. You're not that guy, are you?"

Setting: hallway — bright, even lighting

People (1):

• standing, wearing navy blue suit jacket, white collared shirt, short, dark curly hair hair — serious, pointing, then wide-eyed and surprised

fire extinguisher sign (red and white)
Colors:beige, navy blue, white, skin tone, red
0:27
medium wide shot low-angle, wide energetic, conspiratorial

The host speaks into a wide-angle camera from inside a surveillance van, surrounded by his friends. He gestures with his hands to explain the plan.

"Okay so for this first one I've decided to prosecute liars for the most petty crime you can commit."

Setting: inside a surveillance van — dim, with a single overhead light

People (2):

• sitting, leaning forward, wearing purple and white tie-dye t-shirt with 'X-MEN' graphic, short, curly brown hair hair — animated, explaining

• sitting, wearing white t-shirt with 'MACK' text, shaggy blond hair hair — listening intently

Colors:gray, white, black, red, skin tone
0:33
wide shot varied (eye-level, high-angle security cam) preparatory, exciting

A montage shows the interior of a colorful restaurant, the kitchen, and security camera footage of the dining area. The host continues to speak from the van.

"We've bugged Jonah's Kabob, an entire restaurant with microphones and cameras all to find people who put soda in water cups."

Setting: Jonah's Kabob restaurant — bright, fluorescent

People (1):

• leaning into camera, wearing purple and white tie-dye t-shirt with 'X-MEN' graphic, short, curly brown hair hair — intense, focused

Text: "round 1"

Colors:blue, red, yellow, white, wood grain
0:40
medium shot low-angle, wide chaotic, humorous

Inside the van, one friend admits to stealing soda, and the others react with laughter and mock outrage. The friend in the cop costume playfully hits him with a prop baton.

"I do that every time I go to eat food. You're a thief and a liar."

Setting: inside a surveillance van — dim

People (2):

• sitting, looking at the host, wearing white t-shirt with 'MACK' text, shaggy blond hair hair — laughing, admitting guilt

• sitting, wearing purple and white tie-dye t-shirt, short, curly brown hair hair — laughing, pointing accusingly

baton (black)
Colors:gray, white, black, blue, skin tone
0:46
medium close-up low-angle goofy, introductory

The host introduces his friend Stavros, who is dressed in a comical police/sheriff costume. Stavros smiles and poses for the camera.

"So this is my buddy Stavros and this guy right here is going to be the one actually prosecuting the people."

Setting: inside a surveillance van — dim

People (1):

• standing, looking at the camera, wearing blue short-sleeve button-up shirt with 'COP' patch, dark, curly, medium-length hair — smiling, with a mustache

Text: "STAVROS"

Colors:tan, blue, skin tone, red, black
0:54
close-up low-angle comedic, menacing

Stavros explains his plan to humiliate the culprits, then playfully threatens one of the friends with his baton.

"I go in there and I publicly humiliate them. And if that doesn't work..."

Setting: inside a surveillance van — dim, dramatic

People (1):

• standing, leaning over, wearing blue short-sleeve button-up shirt, dark, curly hair hair — serious, speaking intently

baton (black)

Text: "I go in there and I", "publicly humiliate them"

Colors:dark gray, blue, tan, white, skin tone
1:42
medium shot eye-level informational, casual

A man in a red shirt and pink hat stands behind the counter of the restaurant, identified as Jonah. He is talking to someone off-screen.

"is Jonah of Jonah's Kabob."

Setting: Jonah's Kabob restaurant — bright, commercial lighting

People (1):

• standing behind a counter, wearing red t-shirt, short dark hair, has a beard hair — neutral, talking

stacks of styrofoam cups (white)

Text: "JONAH (@jonahskabob)"

Colors:red, pink, blue, yellow, green
1:50
medium shot eye-level playful, suspicious

Jonah takes a white cup and writes on it with a marker while talking to a customer. The customer smiles.

"I'm going to write "water cup" on it. alright."

Setting: Jonah's Kabob restaurant — bright

People (2):

• standing behind counter, writing on a cup, wearing red t-shirt — focused on writing

• standing at the counter, wearing black t-shirt with a Pittsburgh Penguins logo — smiling, amused

cup (white)marker (black)

Text: "I'm going to write "water cup""

Colors:red, pink, green, white, black
2:01
series of close-ups eye-level suspenseful, judgmental

A montage shows various customers at the soda fountain. Some take water, others take soda in their water cups. A scoreboard updates with each action.

Setting: Jonah's Kabob restaurant — standard restaurant lighting

soda fountain (silver and red)cup (white)

Text: "truth 1 lie 2", "*takes soda*"

Colors:red, black, white, silver, green
2:16
close-up on action, medium shot on reaction split screen, low-angle in van, eye-level at fountain shocked, excited

A customer fills his water cup with water, then looks around suspiciously before quickly switching to fill it with Sprite. The guys in the van scream in shock and excitement.

"Oh!"

Setting: Jonah's Kabob / Surveillance Van — bright

People (2):

• standing at soda fountain, wearing white t-shirt — shifty, looking around

• leaning forward, reacting, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — mouth wide open in a scream

soda fountain (silver)

Text: "truth 3 lie 4", "*takes soda*"

Colors:gray, white, red, purple, skin tone
2:24
wide shot high-angle, security camera view chaotic, confusing, comedic

Stavros, the fake cop, bursts into the restaurant with sirens blaring. He confronts a young man sitting at a table, who was not the one who stole the soda.

"What is that pal, huh?"

Setting: Jonah's Kabob restaurant — bright

People (2):

• storming into the restaurant and leaning over a table, wearing blue shirt — angry, accusatory

• sitting at a table, wearing light pink t-shirt — confused, looking up at Stavros

table (white)

Text: "what is that pal?"

Colors:wood grain, blue, white, yellow, tan
2:36
medium shot low-angle frustrated, hilarious

The guys in the van realize the fake cop has confronted the wrong person and react with exasperation and laughter. The real culprit is seen in the background, laughing.

"This is what happens when you hire a cop off of Craigslist, man. You don't get cops on Craigslist."

Setting: inside a surveillance van — dark, screen-lit

People (2):

• sitting, reacting to the mistake, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — exasperated, hands up in the air

• sitting, wearing white t-shirt — laughing, pointing at the screen

Colors:black, white, red, purple, skin tone
3:28
close-up low-angle argumentative, comedic

Back in the van, the host confronts Stavros about his mistake. Stavros, now sweaty, defends his actions while Mack criticizes him.

"All right, Stav, you prosecuted the wrong guy. It just felt right. It wasn't right. You can't just abuse innocent civilians."

Setting: inside a surveillance van — dark

People (3):

• sitting, confronting Stavros, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — annoyed, looking at Stavros

• standing, looking down at the others, wearing blue shirt — defensive, sweaty

• sitting, looking up, wearing white t-shirt — serious, lecturing Stavros

Colors:dark gray, red, tan, blue, skin tone
3:41
medium shot low-angle transitional, determined

Stavros takes off his cop costume and gives it to Mack. Mack puts on the hat and shirt, preparing to take over as the fake cop.

"Put on the shirt, pal. Try a day in his shoes."

Setting: inside a surveillance van — dim

People (2):

• standing, handing over costume, wearing white tank top — sweaty, giving instructions

• sitting, putting on the hat, wearing white t-shirt — smirking, accepting the challenge

Colors:white, blue, tan, dark gray, skin tone
3:50
wide shot high-angle security camera view confrontational

The restaurant owner, Jonah, confronts a customer who stole soda. The customer denies it. The crew in the van watches.

"everyone saw you get up and put fanta in your"

Setting: Jonah's Kabob restaurant — bright

People (2):

• standing behind the counter, wearing red t-shirt — accusatory, pointing

• standing in front of the counter, wearing black t-shirt — denial, looking defensive

Text: "everyone saw you get up"

Colors:red, yellow, black, white, skin tone
4:00
wide shot high-angle security camera view authoritative, comedic

Mack, now in the cop costume, enters the restaurant and points out the correct culprit to another customer.

"That guy right there, poured Fanta and sat back down."

Setting: Jonah's Kabob restaurant — bright

People (1):

• walking and pointing, wearing blue cop shirt over a white t-shirt — serious, focused

Text: "poured fanta"

Colors:wood grain, blue, white, yellow, tan
4:10
medium shot eye-level, from the side tense, then humorous

Mack confronts the man who stole the soda, who initially lies and blames someone else. Mack then drinks the Fanta to prove it's not water.

Setting: Jonah's Kabob restaurant — bright

People (2):

• standing next to the seated man, wearing blue cop shirt — confrontational, then drinks from the cup

• sitting at a table, wearing black t-shirt with 'BARE BONES' graphic — defensive, lying

cup (white)
Colors:blue, red, white, black, tan
5:05
wide shot high-angle security camera view tense turning to playful

Mack pretends to arrest the man, putting his hands behind his back. The man struggles slightly before they both start to break character and laugh.

"Give me those hands."

Setting: Jonah's Kabob restaurant — bright

People (2):

• grabbing the man's arms from behind, wearing blue cop shirt — serious then smiling

• being 'arrested', wearing black t-shirt — shocked, then laughing

Colors:red, yellow, black, blue, tan
5:13
wide shot high-angle security camera view relieved, friendly

Outside the restaurant, Mack reveals it's a prank. He gives the man some money and they hug it out.

"I'm just messing with you bro. Sorry about that bro. We're just messing around."

Setting: outside Jonah's Kabob — bright daylight

People (2):

• handing money to the man and hugging him, wearing blue cop shirt — smiling

• accepting the money and hug, wearing black t-shirt — laughing, relieved

Text: "I'm just ****** with u bro"

Colors:gray, white, black, blue, tan
5:23
medium shot low-angle jovial, boastful

Back in the van, Mack returns triumphantly. Stavros, now in a tank top, claims credit, which Mack immediately denies.

"clearly I was your role model. No."

Setting: inside a surveillance van — dim

People (2):

• sitting, looking at Stavros, wearing blue cop shirt — proud, then annoyed

• standing behind Mack, wearing white tank top — smug, smiling

Text: "clearly I was your rolemodel"

Colors:dark gray, white, blue, tan, skin tone
5:49
medium shot low-angle high-energy, chaotic

A young woman takes soda in her water cup. The guys in the van scream in excitement. Stavros and Mack, both in cop uniforms, get ready to go in.

"Oh!"

Setting: inside a surveillance van — bright, from the open van door

People (3):

• leaning forward, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — screaming with excitement, mouth wide open

• standing, wearing blue cop shirt — excited, mouth open

• sitting, wearing blue cop shirt — shocked, mouth open

Text: "truth 4 lie 6"

Colors:white, blue, red, purple, tan
5:56
medium close-up eye-level, slightly shaky intense, over-the-top, comedic

Stavros and Mack both confront a teenage boy who took lemonade. They get very close to his face and yell at him dramatically.

"What do you think you're doing, son? You're stealing money from these good people."

Setting: Jonah's Kabob restaurant — bright

People (3):

• standing, being cornered, wearing light blue t-shirt — scared, confused

• leaning into the boy's face, wearing blue cop shirt — angry, yelling

• leaning into the boy's face, wearing blue cop shirt — angry, yelling

Colors:blue, tan, white, skin tone, red
6:40
extreme close-up eye-level absurd, chaotic, loud

Stavros and Mack scream nonsensically in the boy's face, who looks terrified. He then runs out of the restaurant.

"I know! Get him out of here!"

Setting: Jonah's Kabob restaurant — bright

People (2):

• yelling, wearing blue cop shirt — screaming, mouth wide open, face red

• yelling, wearing blue cop shirt — screaming, mouth wide open

Colors:red, blue, tan, white, skin tone
6:55
wide shot and close-ups high-angle for the group photo, varied for the montage hopeful, then suspenseful

A stock photo of a large group of people hugging is shown. Then, a montage of upcoming scenes, including a knife, money on a bed, and a woman looking suspiciously.

"But I still have faith in humanity. There are lots of interesting rounds left to come. For round two, we're going to be trying something a little different."

Setting: various — studio lighting

Text: "coming up...", "round 2"

Colors:white, black, blue, gray, yellow
7:01
medium shot eye-level, wide explanatory, excited

The host is in a motel room with two friends. He points to different locations where hidden cameras are placed, shown through camera-viewfinder overlays.

"So I rented out this entire motel, set up hidden cameras here, here, right here, and right there."

Setting: motel room — natural light from a window

People (1):

• standing, explaining to the camera, wearing purple and white tie-dye t-shirt, short, curly brown hair hair — smiling, pointing around the room

bed (brown)

Text: "REC HD 1080 30FPS"

Colors:beige, white, brown, purple, black
7:12
close-up eye-level suspenseful, tempting

A graphic shows three motel rooms. A close-up reveals a wallet and $500 cash sitting on a nightstand next to a bed.

"and we're going to have a cleaning staff come through and we're going to see if they steal the money or not."

Setting: motel room — indoor lighting

wallet (black)cash ($500) (green)nightstand (brown)

Text: "$500"

Colors:brown, white, black, green, red
7:24
medium shot eye-level, wide sincere, high-stakes

The host speaks to the camera from inside a different, more modern van (an Airstream), making a promise. His friends react with surprise.

"If they do not steal it, I will leave this van and give them all the money."

Setting: inside an Airstream van — bright, natural light

People (3):

• sitting at a table, wearing purple tie-dye shirt, short, curly brown hair hair — serious, making a promise

• sitting, wearing white t-shirt — surprised

• sitting, wearing black t-shirt — surprised

Colors:silver, white, black, purple, skin tone
7:35
medium shots split screen; hidden camera view and van view anticipatory, tense

A cleaning lady enters the motel room. The three friends watch intently from the van, their faces filled with anticipation.

"Oh here we go, here we go. It's happening."

Setting: Motel / Van — bright

People (2):

• walking into the room, wearing blue t-shirt, black apron — neutral, focused on work

• leaning forward, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — intently watching the monitor

Text: "test 1"

Colors:silver, white, black, purple, beige
8:26
close-up on the woman, medium on the guys split screen shock, suspense

The cleaning lady bends down right next to the nightstand with the money. The guys in the van gasp and react with shock, thinking she is about to take it.

"Oh!"

Setting: Motel / Van — bright

People (2):

• bending over to fix the bedsheet, very close to the money, wearing blue t-shirt

• reacting to the camera feed — all three have mouths wide open in shock

cash (green)
Colors:beige, white, black, blue, yellow
8:46
medium close-up hidden camera view, slightly high surprising, honest

The cleaning lady notices the money, picks it up, neatly stacks it, and places it back on the nightstand before leaving.

Setting: motel room — natural light

People (1):

• standing by the nightstand, wearing blue t-shirt — neutral, focused

cash (green)

Text: ":("

Colors:beige, white, blue, brown, yellow
8:56
medium shot eye-level shocked, speechless

The host runs into the now-empty room, looks at the empty nightstand, and turns to the camera with a look of utter shock and disbelief.

"All the money's gone."

Setting: motel room — bright daylight

People (1):

• standing in the doorway, looking at the empty desk, wearing purple tie-dye shirt, short, curly brown hair hair — mouth agape, wide-eyed in shock

nightstand (brown)

Text: "*speechless*"

Colors:beige, white, purple, yellow, blue
9:02
medium shot eye-level chaotic, triumphant, comedic

The host runs back outside to the van, where his friends are celebrating, having known the money was taken. They laugh at his shock.

"You're kidding. I told you!"

Setting: motel parking lot — bright sunlight

People (2):

• running towards his friends, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — shocked, then laughing

• standing by the van, wearing black t-shirt — yelling triumphantly

van (white)

Text: "truth 4 lie 7"

Colors:white, black, purple, skin tone, blue
9:07
medium shot eye-level mischievous, escalating

The host is back in the motel room, stuffing large stacks of cash under the pillows and sheets of the bed.

"All right, so this time I hid $30,000 in the bed."

Setting: motel room — natural light

People (1):

• kneeling on the bed, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — smiling, looking at the camera

stacks of cash (green)

Text: "test 2"

Colors:beige, white, purple, green, brown
10:05
close-up hidden camera view, from the side shocked, surprised

A female cleaning staff member lifts the pillow and her eyes go wide as she sees the stacks of cash. She looks around the room, shocked.

Setting: motel room — bright

People (1):

• standing over the bed, looking at the money, wearing black t-shirt, brown, tied back hair — wide-eyed, mouth open in shock, smiling

stacks of cash (green)
Colors:beige, white, black, yellow, blue
10:28
medium shot hidden camera view elated, relieved

The host runs into the room after the cleaning crew leaves and pulls back the sheets to reveal all the money is still there. He celebrates.

"Oh! They left the money."

Setting: motel room — bright

People (1):

• leaning over the bed, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — excited, smiling

stacks of cash (green)
Colors:white, purple, green, brown, beige
10:35
medium shot eye-level grateful, happy

The host runs out to the street where the cleaning crew is in their car, stopped at a light. He leans into their window, thanks them, and hands them a tip.

"Hey, I just want to say thank you for uh leaving our money in there and I just want to tip you. You guys are awesome. Have a good one."

Setting: city street — bright sunlight

People (2):

• leaning into the car window, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — smiling, talking to the people in the car

• sitting in the driver's seat, wearing black t-shirt — smiling broadly, happy

car (white)

Text: "truth 5 lie 7"

Colors:white, black, purple, green, pink
10:43
wide shot eye-level, wide exuberant, chaotic

The host stands in another motel room and throws handfuls of dollar bills into the air, covering the bed, floor, and furniture with money.

"i have so much faith in humanity i'm going to cover every surface with dollar bills"

Setting: motel room — bright

People (1):

• standing and throwing money, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — excited, yelling

dollar bills (green)

Text: "test 3"

Colors:beige, white, yellow, green, purple
10:55
low-angle wide shot hidden camera view from under the bed shocked, overwhelmed

A third cleaning lady enters the room, sees the money everywhere, says "ohh sh** i'm not touching that," and immediately turns around and leaves.

"ohh sh** i'm not touching that"

Setting: motel room — bright

People (1):

• standing in the doorway, then quickly leaving — shocked, mouth open

Text: "ohh sh** i'm not touching that"

Colors:beige, yellow, white, black, green
11:46
medium shot eye-level amused, silly

The friends in the van laugh as they watch the cleaning lady drive away without cleaning the room. They joke about who will clean it now.

"The lady really just dipped. Well now the room's dirty. Yeah, who's going to clean the room?"

Setting: inside an Airstream van — bright

People (2):

• sitting at the table, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — laughing hysterically

• sitting, looking at the host, wearing white t-shirt — smiling, pointing his finger to his nose

Text: "truth 6 lie 7"

Colors:silver, white, black, purple, blue
12:01
medium shot eye-level casual, informational

Two men are standing at an outdoor barbecue island. One, identified as Blake, is wearing a white t-shirt and hat.

"Next, in the middle of the shoot day, we decided to spontaneously test our own producer Blake for honesty."

Setting: backyard patio — bright, outdoor sunlight

People (1):

• standing at the barbecue, wearing white t-shirt with 'WILD CARD BOXING' text — talking

barbecue island (gray)

Text: "blake producer"

Colors:green, white, gray, skin tone, beige
12:20
wide shot high-angle, drone shot tense, dramatic (staged)

The host and his friend Mack have a staged argument in the backyard by a pool. The host walks away angrily.

"20 minutes or something? Okay. I have uh I have to leave at 5:30."

Setting: modern backyard — bright sunlight

People (2):

• arguing, then turning and walking away, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — angry, frustrated

• standing, arguing, wearing white t-shirt — confrontational

swimming pool (blue)
Colors:green, white, blue, gray, purple
13:28
wide shot high-angle disgusting, shocking

The staged argument continues. From a high angle, Mack is seen spitting into the host's steak on the barbecue island while the producer, Blake, watches.

"No we don't. Yes we do. We're we're together all day every day making videos. Bro, I'm constantly editing. We do not spend time together."

Setting: backyard patio — sunny

People (2):

• leaning over and spitting on a plate of food, wearing white t-shirt — angry

• standing nearby, wearing white t-shirt — watching with a neutral/confused expression

steak (brown)
Colors:green, gray, white, skin tone, black
14:01
medium wide shot high-angle tense, deceitful

The host returns to the barbecue. Blake, who saw the spitting, hands him the contaminated plate of food without saying anything.

"I got you a little smiley face. Pizzafied steak."

Setting: backyard patio — sunny

People (2):

• walking up to the counter, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — smiling, unaware

• handing the plate to the host, wearing white t-shirt — neutral, quiet

plate with steak (white)
Colors:green, gray, white, purple, skin tone
15:01
medium shot eye-level cringey, then revealing

The host takes a bite of the steak. Blake stands by, smiling awkwardly, not having warned him. The host then reveals it was a test.

Setting: backyard patio — sunny

People (2):

• standing, eating, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — chewing, then looking at Blake expectantly

• standing, watching, wearing white t-shirt — smiling nervously

steak (brown)

Text: "truth 6 lie 8"

Colors:green, white, purple, skin tone, gray
15:25
wide shot high-angle, drone shot celebratory, hilarious, relieved

The whole crew erupts in laughter and surrounds Blake, who is shocked. They reveal the hidden cameras and the nature of the prank.

"It was a joke. It's just a joke. There's a cameraman up there."

Setting: backyard patio — sunny

People (2):

• being hugged and surrounded by the crew, wearing white t-shirt — shocked, laughing

• hugging Blake, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — laughing hysterically

Text: "mom and dad were fighting", "i didn't know what to do"

Colors:green, white, purple, gray, blue
15:44
medium shot eye-level conspiratorial, setting up the next scene

The host is hiding behind a door in an office/classroom setting, explaining the next prank to the camera.

"Okay, so for this next one, I've hired a fake teacher with a fake exam that he's going to give to real people."

Setting: office/classroom — fluorescent office lighting

People (1):

• peeking from behind a door, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — whispering, smiling

whiteboard (white)office chair (black)
Colors:light blue, white, wood, black, purple
15:55
wide shot varied, wide shot of class and close-up of paper anticipatory

A fake teacher stands in front of a classroom of people. A shot shows a test paper with an answer key attached. The host's friends are seen sitting among the participants.

"and I'm going to have the teacher accidentally leave a cheat sheet and we're going to find out exactly how many of these people are willing to cheat on a test."

Setting: classroom — bright, fluorescent

People (1):

• standing at the front of the class, wearing white collared shirt — authoritative

test papers (white)
Colors:beige, white, black, blue, gray
17:01
medium shot eye-level, from the side suspicious, revealing

The participants in the classroom start to realize it's a prank. One woman asks if it's being taped, and another shares a similar experience.

"Is this taped? That happened to my girlfriend, she went to a focus group and it was a prank."

Setting: classroom — bright

People (2):

• sitting, raising her hand, wearing black shirt — questioning, suspicious

• sitting, gesturing with a pencil, wearing gray sweatshirt — explaining, looking at her friend

desk (wood)

Text: "is this taped?"

Colors:light blue, gray, black, white, wood
17:25
medium shot eye-level, split screen amused, ironic

The host and the fake teacher, watching from the other room, laugh as the participants leave, confused about whether the test was real or fake.

"Bro, they're so confused that it's not a prank."

Setting: office/classroom — bright

People (1):

• sitting at a desk, watching the monitor, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — laughing, covering his head with his hands

Colors:white, light blue, purple, skin tone, wood
18:10
wide shot eye-level apologetic, humorous

The host reveals the prank to the remaining participants. His friends, who were part of the fake class, stand up and apologize, laughing.

"I'm sorry."

Setting: classroom — bright

People (2):

• standing with his friends, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — smiling

• standing, wearing white t-shirt — laughing, apologetic

Colors:light blue, white, wood, red, black
18:52
medium close-up eye-level tense, dramatic

In a dimly lit restaurant, a waiter tells Sam she needs to speak to the manager. She looks shocked and scared.

"He's asking you to, you have to come to the back with me to speak to the manager, yeah. Are you serious?"

Setting: restaurant — dim, ambient

People (2):

• sitting at a table, looking up at the waiter, wearing black long-sleeve shirt, long, dark hair hair — shocked, wide-eyed, asking "are you serious?"

• standing next to the table, wearing black t-shirt — serious

table (wood)

Text: "are you serious?"

Colors:black, dark green, wood, skin tone, orange
19:14
medium shot varied, shaky camera chaotic, triumphant, funny

Sam is led to a back room where the host and Mack jump out, revealing the prank. She is shocked, then laughs. They all exit the restaurant and get into the surveillance van.

"We got you! This place sucks!"

Setting: restaurant / van — dim, then bright

People (2):

• being led into the back, then reacting to the surprise, wearing black long-sleeve shirt — shocked, then laughing

• jumping out from a hiding spot, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — yelling, celebrating

Text: "truth 12 lie 13"

Colors:black, white, purple, skin tone, orange
20:40
series of close-ups eye-level melodramatic, somber, comedic

A montage of stock photos showing expressions of shock, confusion, sadness, and a single tear rolling down a man's cheek.

"It's bad. I don't know how we ended up here."

Setting: stock photo studio — studio lighting

Colors:white, skin tone, gray, blue, purple
20:46
close-up eye-level, selfie-style excited, final round setup

The host and Mack are standing outside a restaurant at dusk, pointing to it. The host is holding the camera selfie-style.

"For our last stop, this restaurant right here."

Setting: street in front of a restaurant — dusk, with neon lights from the restaurant

People (2):

• standing outside, wearing purple tie-dye shirt, short, curly brown hair hair — smiling, excited

• standing next to the host, wearing white t-shirt, shaggy blond hair hair — looking at the restaurant

neon sign (purple)

Text: "truth 12 lie 12"

Colors:brown, purple, white, skin tone, beige
21:54
medium shot in van, close-up on phone split screen, selfie video on the right amused, incriminating

A split screen shows the friends in the van laughing while watching a phone video of Sam, who is holding a stolen yellow sauce bottle.

"you stole this? yeah it was an interesting steal"

Setting: van / home — dim

People (2):

• sitting in the van, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — laughing hard

• holding up stolen item in selfie video, wearing black tank top — smiling proudly

sauce bottle (yellow)smartphone (black)

Text: "you stole this?"

Colors:black, yellow, white, purple, skin tone
22:16
medium close-up eye-level comedic, dismissive

Inside the van, Mack suggests a more sensitive way to handle Sam's stealing habit, like therapy, but the host immediately shuts him down.

"There are better ways to do this, man. Like what? one on one confrontation, maybe like a group therapy. No."

Setting: inside a surveillance van — dim

People (2):

• leaning forward, talking seriously, wearing white t-shirt, shaggy blond hair hair — concerned, suggesting alternatives

• listening and then rejecting the idea, wearing purple tie-dye shirt, short, curly brown hair hair — dismissive, shaking his head

Text: "group therapy"

Colors:black, white, purple, skin tone, blue
22:30
medium shot hidden camera view, from across the table mischievous, anticipatory

Tyler and Sam are seated at their table in the restaurant. Sam smiles and looks around the table with a mischievous glint in her eye.

"she already looks like she's about to steal something"

Setting: restaurant — dim, ambient

People (1):

• sitting at the table, leaning forward, wearing black long-sleeve shirt, long, dark hair hair — smiling, looking around deviously

wine glasses (clear)

Text: "she already looks like she's", "about to steal something"

Colors:dark green, black, wood, orange, skin tone
23:20
close-up hidden camera view conspiratorial, thieving

Sam looks at the silverware, then looks at Tyler and mouths 'take 'em' with a wide, excited grin.

"take 'em"

Setting: restaurant — warm, dim

People (1):

• sitting at the table, wearing black long-sleeve shirt, long dark hair hair — grinning, eyes wide, mouthing words

Text: "take 'em"

Colors:black, orange, skin tone, wood, green
23:52
medium close-up hidden camera view stealthy, shocking

Sam quickly and expertly slips a fork into the front pocket of her black overalls. The guys in the van are shocked and amused.

Setting: restaurant — dim

People (1):

• sitting at the table, wearing black overalls — focused, smiling slightly

fork (silver)

Text: "*steals fork*"

Colors:black, wood, silver, skin tone, green
25:41
medium shot hidden camera view daring, criminal

Sam looks around to see if anyone is watching, then swiftly grabs a small white plate and tucks it into her overalls.

Setting: restaurant — dim

People (1):

• sitting, leaning over to hide the plate, wearing black overalls — looking around cautiously, then determined

small plate (white)

Text: "*utilizes overall*", "*steals plate*"

Colors:black, white, wood, skin tone, orange
26:41
medium close-up hidden camera view deceitful, tense

The waiter confronts the couple about missing silverware. Sam looks him in the eye and blatantly lies, denying she took anything.

"no-no-no we didn't"

Setting: restaurant — dim

People (2):

• sitting, looking up at the waiter, wearing black overalls, long dark hair hair — feigning innocence, shaking her head

• sitting next to her, wearing black t-shirt — looking nervous

Text: "no-no-no we didn't"

Colors:black, skin tone, wood, orange, green
27:35
medium shot hidden camera view confessional, but still deceptive

After being told she's on camera, Sam confesses to taking a fork, but only the fork, and pulls it out of her overalls to prove it.

"I 100% took a fork."

Setting: restaurant — dim

People (1):

• sitting, pulling out the fork, wearing black overalls — admitting guilt, but only partially

fork (silver)

Text: "I 100% took a fork", "*only admits to stealing fork*"

Colors:black, skin tone, silver, wood, orange
28:34
medium shot shaky, handheld chaotic, surprising, celebratory

Sam is brought into the back where the crew is waiting. They all yell "We got you!" and she is completely shocked. They all laugh and hug.

"We got you!"

Setting: restaurant / van — dim

People (2):

• walking into the room, then being hugged, wearing black overalls — mouth wide open in shock, then laughing

• hugging Sam, wearing purple tie-dye shirt — laughing, triumphant

Colors:black, white, purple, skin tone, gray
28:51
varied eye-level optimistic, determined, hopeful

A montage of stock photos and clips: a penguin with a stop sign, a group holding hands, a man giving a thumbs up, and hands shaking.

"But guess what? I'm not stopping here. I still have faith in humanity and I'm optimistic that the next time we do this video, people will be more honest."

Setting: stock photo studio — studio lighting

Text: "but guess what", "I'm not stopping here"

Colors:white, black, red, blue, skin tone