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Myths in Deception Detection

The following “clues” are NOT RELIABLE indicators of deception.

Honest people do these same behaviors, and if we cannot discern when someone does this when they are lying versus when they are telling the truth with any reliability, these “clues”  have little value.  I do not teach these (as clues) in my class.   I teach these as distractions–because they take your eyes and ears away from what is really important.

When looking for a liar, do not focus on these:

  1. Covering one’s mouth, face or eyes with hand or fingers
  2. Touching one’s nose, chin, ear, hair or face
  3. Eye gaze direction (looking up or any direction)
  4. Eye contact (too much or too little)
  5. Details (too much or too little)
  6. Nervousness
  7. Blinking: excessive, slow or no blinking
  8. Shoulder block, body block or use of barriers
  9. Pursing of lips
  10. Licking of lips
  11. Biting lips
  12. Fidgeting
  13. Avoiding use of contractions
  14. Pointing feet away
  15. Saying “To tell you the truth…”, “To be honest…”, “Believe me…”, “Honestly,…” etc.
  16. Pointing with hands and fingers
  17. Leaning away
  18. Use of the words NEVER or ABSOLUTELY
  19. Crossed arms
  20. Letting tears stream down face
  21. Palms down or up