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[Signs someone is lying to you.]
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Lying is a natural human trick.
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It lets you manipulate the way you want others to see you.
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There are certain signs you can look for if you think someone might be lying to you.
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Eye movement.
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When right-handed people are lying, they look up the right, left-handed people look up to the left.
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Other signs of lying are: if they don't blink, close their eyes very slowly or contrastingly blink a lot or break eye contact.
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Hiding body parts.
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They hide their mouth, eyes or throat with their hands.
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Grooming.
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They may also adjust their hair or clothes.
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Hand movement.
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Anxiety can cause itching or chilliness in the face, causing a liar to bite or lick their lips or play with their ears.
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Head movement.
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They move their head around quickly before they answer the question.
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Audible cues.
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They clear their throat or swallow before answering the question and their vocal pitch rises.
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Yeah.
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No ...
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Can you tell who's lying?
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[Round 1.]
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My cousin he... I was... I was going to a party and I did not want him to come with me so I told him I was just going to a friend's house.
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Truth or lie?
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[LIE.]
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Sign: brought his hand to his face.
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[Round 2.]
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Probably this morning when somebody cut me off and then I yelled at them.
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Truth or lie?
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TRUTH.
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[Round 3.]
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Told my co-worker today that his breath smelled bad.
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Truth or lie?
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[Lie.]
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Sign: raised vocal pitch, slow blinking, looked to the right.
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So are you good at spotting liars?