What do you think are some signs a person is lying?

[Anonymous]

[SueShe]

There are plenty of signs and imperceptible changes facial expressions. Among those signs a person is potentially lying are:

- An Unusual rise or fall in vocal tone.
- Failing to provide specific details when a story is challenged.
- Use of non-congruent gestures.
- Speaking in sentence fragments.
- Being vague; offering few details.
- Covering the Mouth.
- Grooming behaviors such as playing with hair or pressing fingers to lips.
- Direction of the eyes, avoiding looking at others' eyes
- Repeating questions before answering them.
- Not saying enough and/or saying too much.
- Excessive fidgeting.

Then you have the micro expressions that only a trained person would be able to analyze.

[Kaneki05]

Pfft pretty much everything. But the thing is you have to know the person well to really know or they give it away super easy like a major plot hole.
The reason for such things is cause many studies have been showing that humans cannot tell when another one is lying. With tests always resulting in around a 50/50 split of been correct or wrong about the person lying and making up a story.

This will be even harder the more skilled the person is at lying. Remember this is just tests done with average people. Now a test with manipulators? Or psychopaths who studies theorise there is way more than that ever actually found out to be so because they pretend to fit in so well. Reminder psychopaths are often not killers and live normal lives pretending they have same natural responses we have. Then sociopaths are the ones who often crime doers and killers because there a whole other ball game with more impulsive nature and less care for fitting in.

[UniquelyBasic]

In most cases Id say a person is lying when they have a hard time thinking of what to say. When you're telling the truth it should come out fast and easy without having to think.

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

I need more details. There’s different signs of lying for different situations, especially when it comes to the topic of what they’re lying about.



Can you give context? Is it in person or online? What do you think they’re lying about?

[laurieluvsit]

Two ways... lol

[TommyMountainFigure]

Usually when someone is lying, they cannot look you n the eye.