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What Are The Tell-Tale Signs Of Lying ?

What are the signals someone is being untruthful ?

What is it in their body language ?

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    When any part of hand - fingers brushes against ones face while talking.... hummm yes that's a sure sign.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    They open their mouths. heavily, on consumer-friendly people lie 2 cases daily. Its probable on the question 'are you ok' once you're questioning, nicely i've got merely had an quite cra**y day, yet hi,i do no longer desire to get into that now, so sick merely smile and say sure. some indicators i found out by way of the years... in case you recognize the guy nicely, seem for issues that are out of character eg, stuttering whilst that individual doesnt usually, no longer rapidly answering the question, getting VERY protective. a shopper-friendly misconseption is that one and all liars will stay far off from their eyes to dodge looking somebody interior the face- some people do precisely the choice- they stare somebody rapidly interior the eyes interior the hopes that what they'll say will sound greater attainable. direction, that seems somewhat freaky as maximum persons seem away in a common verbal replace after 3 seconds of direct eye touch or so besides. regardless of the shown fact that, whilst monitoring somebody's behaviour, seem for clusters of indicators. One unusual element by potential of itself ought to easily be a accident. Liars tend to pass on the protective whilst puzzled, while an harmless individual will grow to be extremely aggressive. additionally, some people who lie will conceal their mouths subconsciously with a hand and so on. quite much as though the physique is attempting to end the lie popping out.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You can tell when one bloke I know is lying because his lips move and words come out of his mouth.

    Other than that, just watch for how much the "gulp" or swallow.

    Seems to me, every time some people lie they kinda swallow. Maybe lying makes them make too much spit or something?

  • 1 decade ago

    Very to the point. Like they rehearsed it. Look you right in the eye. Hardly no movement at all.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    not looking you in the eye and fidgeting.

    of course, they may just be scared of you too.

    I would hope you wouldn't have to decipher a liar through body language :( I'm sorry for you.

  • Kidd!
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    The person does not maintain eye contact.

  • 1 decade ago

    If they dont look at you when they tell you something, or if they are antsy.. like moving around a lot when talking, or looking other places, or moving their leg or something.

  • 1 decade ago

    Averting their eyes and touching their nose or mouth or ear or hair.

  • 1 decade ago

    not looking you in the eyes, or looking you in the eyes, but just before they answer they glance away.

  • Boop
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    someone why cant look you in the eye while their talking, and they fiddle with their hands alot

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