How do I debug D8 errors like "Type X is referenced as an interface from Y"?

Question

Right now I have a project that has 3 modules, one app module and a streaming module that uses its own base module.

When I build this project, it always fails in the app:transformClassesWithDexBuilderForDev2Debug, and it's always this:

AbortException: Type com.google.android.gms.internal.measurements.zz<something> is referenced as an interface from com.google.android.gms.internal.measurements.zz<something else>

My app module's gradle looks like this:

...
ext {
    supportLibVersion = '28.0.0';
    gmsVersion = '15.0.0';
}

com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin.config.disableVersionCheck = true

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    implementation files('libs/libadapterinmobi.jar')
    implementation project(':streaming')

    implementation 'com.twitter.sdk.android:twitter-core:3.3.0'
    implementation('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.9.6@aar') {
        transitive = true
    }
    implementation('com.redbricklane.zapr:zapr-sdk:3.2.1@aar') {
        transitive = true;
    }
    implementation 'com.redbricklane.zapr.admob:zapr-admob-adapter:2.1@aar'
    implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:$supportLibVersion"
    implementation "com.android.support:customtabs:$supportLibVersion"
    implementation "com.android.support:design:$supportLibVersion"
    implementation "com.android.support:cardview-v7:$supportLibVersion"
    implementation "com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:$supportLibVersion"
    implementation "com.android.support:palette-v7:$supportLibVersion"
    implementation "com.android.support:support-v4:$supportLibVersion"

    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:16.0.0"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:16.0.4"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:17.1.2"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:16.0.1"

    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.8"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-inappmessaging-display:17.1.1"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:17.5.0"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:16.2.0"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-database:16.1.0"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-config:16.4.1"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-appindexing:17.1.0"

    implementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'

    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.9.0'
    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:annotations:4.9.0'
    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:volley-integration:4.2.0@aar'
    annotationProcessor 'com.github.bumptech.glide:compiler:4.9.0'

    implementation('com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.30.0') {
        exclude group: 'com.google'
    }
    implementation 'jp.co.cyberagent.android.gpuimage:gpuimage-library:1.4.1'
    implementation 'com.melnykov:floatingactionbutton:1.3.0'
    implementation 'com.googlecode.mp4parser:isoparser:1.1.22'
    implementation 'me.relex:circleindicator:1.2.1@aar'
    implementation 'com.android.volley:volley:1.1.1'
    implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.10.0'
    implementation 'com.mixpanel.android:mixpanel-android:4.9.8'
    implementation 'com.flurry.android:analytics:6.4.2'
    implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
    implementation 'io.github.luizgrp.sectionedrecyclerviewadapter:sectionedrecyclerviewadapter:1.0.4'
    implementation 'com.danikula:videocache:2.7.0'
    implementation 'com.inmobi.monetization:inmobi-ads:7.2.1'
    implementation 'commons-io:commons-io:2.5'
    implementation 'com.github.livefront:bridge:v1.1.3'
    implementation 'frankiesardo:icepick:3.2.0'
    annotationProcessor 'frankiesardo:icepick-processor:3.2.0'
}
...

And my streaming module's gradle file looks like this:

...
androidExtensions {
    experimental = true
}

com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin.config.disableVersionCheck = true

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    //implementation files('libs/libadapterinmobi.jar')
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:support-v4:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:exifinterface:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:customtabs:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.3'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout-solver:1.1.3'
    implementation 'com.android.volley:volley:1.1.1'

    implementation 'android.arch.lifecycle:extensions:1.1.1'
    implementation 'android.arch.lifecycle:viewmodel:1.1.1'
    implementation 'android.arch.lifecycle:livedata:1.1.1'
    implementation 'android.arch.persistence.room:runtime:1.1.1'
    implementation 'android.arch.paging:runtime:1.0.1'


    implementation ("com.facebook.android:facebook-core:4.28.0") {
        exclude group: 'com.google'
    }

    implementation('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.9.6@aar') {
        transitive = true
    }

    //implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.8'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-invites:16.1.1'
    //implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:17.5.0'
    //implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-dynamic-links:16.1.8'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:16.0.1'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:16.0.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer:2.9.1'
    implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:extension-rtmp:2.9.1'
    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.2'

    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.9.0'
    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:okhttp3-integration:4.9.0'

    implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.10.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'

    implementation 'com.intuit.ssp:ssp-android:1.0.5'
    implementation 'com.intuit.sdp:sdp-android:1.0.5'

    implementation 'com.vinaysshenoy:mugen:1.0.2'

    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"

    implementation 'com.github.florent37:viewtooltip:1.1.6'

    implementation 'com.karumi:dexter:5.0.0'

    implementation 'com.android.billingclient:billing:1.2'

    implementation 'me.saket:better-link-movement-method:2.2.0'

    implementation 'com.makeramen:roundedimageview:2.3.0'

    implementation 'com.github.yalantis:ucrop:2.2.2'

    implementation 'com.robinhood.ticker:ticker:2.0.1'

    implementation project(':playtrivia-base')
    //implementation project(':stepbarview')

    annotationProcessor "com.github.bumptech.glide:compiler:4.9.0"
    annotationProcessor "android.arch.persistence.room:compiler:1.1.1"

    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'

    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.2'

    api "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
}
repositories {
    maven { url "http://dl.bintray.com/amulyakhare/maven" }
    maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
    mavenCentral()
}
...

Most of the posts regarding this error are found here and in github repos' issue pages, and all of them suggest excluding com.google in their gradle inclusion codes. The problem here is that I don't know which one to put that exclusion into, since I don't know which one uses com.google.android.gms.internal.measurements.<something>.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that all of the other solutions in those posts involve updating all the Firebase and play-services repos to their latest version. It doesn't work for me.

The project level androidDependencies Gradle task didn't help either (I had no hits when I searched for internal).

With all that, how do I even start debugging this?