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1. '''Appearance and voice''': If someone simply changed their clothes and hair, you should be able to tell who's who by looking at their face or listening to their voice. Identical twins are a bit more difficult, and of course, if magic or technology that can change a person's voice and appearance exists, this step might not be applicable, but it's a thing to consider.

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1. ) '''Appearance and voice''': If someone simply changed their clothes and hair, you should be able to tell who's who by looking at their face or listening to their voice. Identical twins are a bit more difficult, and of course, if magic or technology that can change a person's voice and appearance exists, this step might not be applicable, but it's a thing to consider.
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4.) '''Behaviour''': If someone does or says something your friend is unlikely to do or say, they're probably the impostor. Likewise, keep an eye out for [[MangledCatchphrase errors]] when trying to say a CatchPhrase.

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4.) '''Behaviour''': If someone does or says something your friend is unlikely to do or say, they're probably the impostor. Likewise, keep an eye out for [[MangledCatchphrase errors]] when trying to say a CatchPhrase.CatchPhrase.

5.) '''Impostor Exposing Test''': Devise a test to determine who is the impostor. Very useful if you have multiple suspects. See [[ImpostorExposingTest THE TEST]].
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So, someone you know has been cloned, perhaps [[MesACrowd heaps of times]], or they're being impersonated, or a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifter]] is impersonating them, or maybe someone is just disguised as them. Well, here's your guide on how to SpotTheImpostor.

1. '''Appearance and voice''': If someone simply changed their clothes and hair, you should be able to tell who's who by looking at their face or listening to their voice. Identical twins are a bit more difficult, and of course, if magic or technology that can change a person's voice and appearance exists, this step might not be applicable, but it's a thing to consider.

2.) '''Knowledge''': Simply ask the person and their double something only the person would know. If they both answer correctly, move on.

3.) '''Abilities''': Does your friend have some kind of skill or superpower that an impostor wouldn't? Or, on the flip side, is the impostor a shapeshifter or do they posses skills the one being impersonated doesn't have? Is one of them affected by something that the other one isn't?

4.) '''Behaviour''': If someone does or says something your friend is unlikely to do or say, they're probably the impostor. Likewise, keep an eye out for [[MangledCatchphrase errors]] when trying to say a CatchPhrase.

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