You can never completely tell when someone is lying. Not even a lie detector can do that. Do you understand what that means? That means that not a single one of the tips we are about to give should ever be used to determine that someone is lying without reservation. Even if someone does all 25 of these things they still may be innocent. The power of circumstance cannot be overestimated and people have even been known to give false confessions because they were being pressured to “tell the truth”. With that said, there are certain things you can look for that might arouse your suspicions. These are 25 ways to tell if someone is lying to you. Sort of.
This is probably one that you already know instinctually, but liars will be hesitant to make eye contact with you
Source: drphil.com
To complicate things, if someone is lying to you they might make too much eye contact. Possibly because they are aware that liars are known to avoid eye contact. We know, it's confusing.
Source: drphil.com
A liar tends to provide more information than necessary, or to answer questions that they weren't even asked in the first place. This may come from a desire to justify oneself
Source: drphil.com
A genuine shrug indicating uncertainty is usually complete and symmetrical. A partial shrug may indicate deception
Source: drphil.com
For potentially obvious reasons liars are likely to stutter. It's hard to talk straight when you're making things up as you go!
Source: drphil.com
A liar tends not to use contractions. For example, "I didn't do it" statistically tends to be a more truthful statement that "I did not do it"
Source: liespotting.com
A liar is unlikely to exhibit a Duchenne smile. What is that? A Duchenne smile is when you use the involuntary muscles around your eyes as well as your major muscles around the mouth. The key word here is involuntary, meaning you can't fake a true smile.
Source: psychologicalscience.org
A liar will tend to turn away from you or show signs of discomfort
Source: lifespan.com
While it's difficult to spot, a slight increase in voice pitch indicates that somebody is likely lying
Source: dailymail.co.uk
According to a study in the Journal of Non-verbal Behaviour, liars blink less frequently during the lie and then speed up to about 8 times faster afterwards
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Crossed arms are typically never a positive sign in conversation. They are the opposite of having your arms open with your palms out which indicates warmth, inclusiveness, and obviously openness. Although crossed arms by themselves don't necessarily mean somebody is lying, they are just another sign to look for.
Source: liespotting.com
A liar will often use your own words in their response. For example, if you ask someone, "Did you deflate my tire?" they may answer "No I did not deflate your tire"
Source: blifaloo.com
A person's pupils will dilate if they are lying. In fact, because this is an involuntary behavior this is usually a much better indicator than some of the others on this list
Source: livestrong.com
Someone who is lying will tend to give a very specific denial. Rather than making broad sweeping statements like "I never do [insert something suspicious here]" a liar would be more likely to say "I did not do this at that time with this person"
Source: liespotting.com
When someone is lying they will often purse their mouth and lips
Source: drphil.com
Liars will often touch their face, nose, or mouth with above average frequency
Source: blifaloo.com
People who try to obfuscate the truth will tend to over-focus on irrelevant details
Source: drphil.com
One of the most obvious signs of someone lying is inconsistent or contradictory explanations
Source: askmen.com
Liars will sometimes hedge the things they say. For example someone might preface their explanation with "As far as I can remember..."
Source: liespotting.com
If someone is lying then their gestures and their words might not line up
Source: blifaloo.com
According to Israeli researcher Avinoam Sapir, liars will often give longwinded introductions full of detail but then gloss over the important parts of the story where the deception is
Source: wikipedia
Liars sometimes will unconsciously place objects between themselves and you
Source: blifaloo.com
A liar will usually tell a story in strict chronology. Someone telling the truth will usually recount the most vivid emotional detail first and then explain the rest
Source: liespotting.com
Someone who is lying will tend to go on the defensive. Someone telling the truth will tend to go on the offensive.
Source: blifaloo.com
People use distancing language. This allows them to separate themselves from the action. For example, "I crashed my car" becomes "I crashed the car"
Source: drphil.com
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