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  • [Signs someone is lying to you.]

  • Lying is a natural human trick.

  • It lets you manipulate the way you want others to see you.

  • There are certain signs you can look for if you think someone might be lying to you.

  • Eye movement.

  • When right-handed people are lying, they look up the right, left-handed people look up to the left.

  • Other signs of lying are: if they don't blink, close their eyes very slowly or contrastingly blink a lot or break eye contact.

  • Hiding body parts.

  • They hide their mouth, eyes or throat with their hands.

  • Grooming.

  • They may also adjust their hair or clothes.

  • Hand movement.

  • Anxiety can cause itching or chilliness in the face, causing a liar to bite or lick their lips or play with their ears.

  • Head movement.

  • They move their head around quickly before they answer the question.

  • Audible cues.

  • They clear their throat or swallow before answering the question and their vocal pitch rises.

  • Yeah.

  • No ...

  • Can you tell who's lying?

  • [Round 1.]

  • 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.

  • Truth or lie?

  • [LIE.]

  • Sign: brought his hand to his face.

  • [Round 2.]

  • Probably this morning when somebody cut me off and then I yelled at them.

  • Truth or lie?

  • TRUTH.

  • [Round 3.]

  • Told my co-worker today that his breath smelled bad.

  • Truth or lie?

  • [Lie.]

  • Sign: raised vocal pitch, slow blinking, looked to the right.

  • So are you good at spotting liars?

[Signs someone is lying to you.]

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