How to Spot a Lie in Five Simple Steps
You may suspect someone is lying, but it's hard to know for sure. If you think you are being worked over, there are a few telltale ways to tell if someone isn't being entirely truthful. Check for all the signs before you try to bust them in a lie. Of course, sometimes listening to your gut instincts is enough to tell you something isn't right, so never discount your own intuition when confronting a liar.
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Look into his eyes. A liar can't maintain direct eye contact for long while telling a blatant lie. He may shift his gaze away from you or even look at the floor.
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Listen to her speech. Sometimes when someone is lying, their voice changes tone or pitch and her words may even seem different or unusual from her normal speech or phrases.
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Watch for storytelling. If he is lying and you ask him questions he doesn't know the answers to, it may take him a second to formulate a story to tell you. This pause could be the sign he is lying. Also, liars generally don't provide much detail so pressing for some extras to the story may cause a slip up.
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See if she is stressed out. Sweating, pacing, blinking excessively, lifting shoulders up and down and fidgeting are all common responses to being confronted with a lie. Someone that can't stand or sit still without acting nervous is probably not telling the truth.
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Watch for signs of anger. If she is telling the truth she may be impatient with you, but not angry. Liars will keep insisting they are telling the truth and even begin to get mad when you don't believe them. This isn't a good sign at all.
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