We all hate getting lied to.
Most of us wish we knew a way to tell when someone is giving us a huge pile of B.S.
Well, wish no more.
There are actually many ways to tell if someone is lying or not, and here are some of the
best indicators.
In other words, get ready to never trust another human being again.
Awkward staring
One huge clue that someone may be feeding you a line is if they stare at you intensely.
According to behavioral analyst Dr. Lillian Glass and her book, The Body Language of Liars,
what usually happens with liars is they break eye contact.
However, true sociopaths do their best to avoid that in an attempt to control and manipulate
others.
A good example of this is infamous fraudster Bernie Madoff, who notoriously stared at his
victims for a long time while he was ripping them off.
It could be argued that this staring is almost a form of hypnosis.
The best way to combat it: fingers to the eyes.
Don't feel bad about it.
They're liars.
They deserve it.
Hiding
For some reason, when people lie, they tend to cover their pie holes.
According to Glass, when adults cover their mouths, it means they're not revealing everything
and are literally "closing off communication."
Or, in other words, they're trying to hide something by hiding their mouths.
Freaky movements
A person's head motions can be used to sniff out their lies.
When a person shakes their head yes or no at the same time as when they speak, you can
pretty much rely on what that person says.
However, if the shake comes after, you might just have found yourself a liar.
So keep an eye out for those noggin gyrations, lest you get taken for a fool.
Honest feet
If all that isn't enough, you might want to take a gander at a person's tootsies to tell
if they're telling a lie.
According to the folks at Psychology Today, liars tend to point their feet towards the
door or closest available exit.
This signifies a physical and psychological eagerness to make a hasty escape from their
web of lies.
Phlegm
When in conversation, you may want to pay attention to what sounds the person makes
and when they make them.
According to Spy the Lie, written by former CIA agents, liars clear their throats before
they spout out a big whopper for two reasons.
One, it's a nonverbal way of saying, "I swear to God …" Two, they feel a need to lie,
which causes a physiological reaction in them, like anxiety or mouth and throat dryness.
T.M.I.
Ever ask someone a question and they give you way more info than you asked for?
It's because they're not giving you the full truth.
In a way, they're hoping to wear you down by yammering on and on about everything except
the answer to your question.
By seeming completely open and giving you everything except an actual answer, liars
hope you'll forget the question you asked in the first place.
"I don't trust you…"
"Well, you know what?
I don't trust you either!"
Same question
If a liar is so experienced that they can keep lying over and over again, it actually
becomes easier to spot them as the big fibbers they are.
According to Entrepreneur, there's a secret military trick used to weed out liars: asking
the same question three times, in three different ways.
If you get the same rehearsed word-for-word answer each time, watch out.
You might be dealing with a liar who thinks following a script will let them get away
scot-free.
If they give the same answer but it sounds more natural, and less scripted, with some
variation, then they're probably for real.
It's when they start to sound like a politician that you can trust them like you would a politician.
So, not at all.
Obsessed with appearance
For some reason, when people are lying, they become obsessed with how they look.
According to Spy the Lie, grooming oneself is a way to deal with the anxiety of lying.
And if sweat is involved, forget about it.
It should be noted that sweat itself doesn't mean a person is spreading disinformation.
However, if that person keeps wiping the sweat away, you might have a full-blown liar on
your hands.
Standing still
Although fidgeting may be a telltale sign, it turns out if a person's too stiff, you
may want to grab the fire extinguisher, because their pants just caught ablaze.
As Glass explains, when people start getting rigid, that's a sign they're hiding something.
Going stiff is the body preparing for a fight, something it wouldn't need to do if there
was nothing to hide.
Standing super-still is overcompensating for trying not to fidget too much.
"Because you can take it from me the truth… it's overrated."
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