John Krasinski proves to radio callers he knows the difference between real and imaginary friends

It's harder than you'd think.
By Sam Haysom  on 
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John Krasinski is one of the stars of IF, a movie about imaginary friends — but can he tell the difference between a real imaginary friend and a fake one?

This is the question posed by host Greg James in the BBC Radio One interview above, with three different people calling in to tell Krasinski about their childhood imaginary friends. One of the callers is lying, but Krasinski has to work out which.

Turns out it's harder than you might think.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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