How To Detect a Lie

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Are you getting the whole truth and nothing but? The answer may be lying right in front of you.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A good ear
Good eyes
A healthy skepticism

Step 1: Watch their hands

Watch the suspected liar's hands. Body language studies show that people tend to touch their face and scratch their nose when they lie.

Step 2: Follow their eyes

Follow their eyes. Liars tend to blink a lot and don't maintain eye contact.

Step 3: Note their words

Note their words. A liar will skip contractions—saying "I did not" instead of "I didn't"—and avoid pronouns, using someone's full name instead of "he" or "she."

Step 4: Check their smile

Check their smile. People who are telling the truth use many facial muscles, but liars smile with just their mouth.

Step 5: Note their posture

Notice their posture. Liars tend to keep their body posture closed (by folding their arms, for example). They may also unconsciously put an object between you, like a cup of coffee.

Step 6: Pause before responding

Pause momentarily before responding; if the silence makes them uncomfortable, they may be lying.

Step 7: Note the details

Pay attention to details. If they provide more information than necessary, that's a bad sign. People tend to be overly specific when they're making something up.

Step 8: Change the subject

Change the subject. If they seem relieved, that's probably a red flag that they've been lying straight to your face!

Step 9: Teach your liar a lesson

What you do from here is up to you. It may be smart to file your knowledge away for future use. However, if you're noticing a trend, it might just be time to teach your liar a lesson.

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[RayFremantleGarraty]

Step 10: Check if the nose is growing

[MarxSoul55]

91% of Americans say they lie on a regular basis. The other 9% were lying.

[XxToxicSpikesxX]

Omg, I'm lying all the time?

[RaymondLovesFire]

@byDieso thats racist, not all asians have small dicks, not all blacks have big dicks, "Theres no race with bigger wangs"

[tacoofskillage]

@phil211293 yeah dumbass you are just gonna whip out a lie detector and hook them up during a random conversation

[byDieso]

Step 1: Put a gun against the persons' head.

Did you know Asians have small dicks?

[Trumpetsongz88]

Lie to me.

:3

[xIAFDIx]

Step 10: If the "liar" avoids all these things because they watched this video, they are lying.

[Sheridan0313]

They actually did a study showing liars make direct eye contact I learned that from lie to me

[alleyken]

Look for lips moving, if they are it's a lie

[phil211293]

you will need:

a lie detector

did you know water is wet?

[PIKAMONjake]

how to decect a liar, step one, check for vagina, step two, check for breasts