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Watching body language in addition to what is spoken might just save you from being a victim of fraud, or it
could help you figure out when somebody¶s being genuine. The police do this during an interrogation.

You have to learn the little facial and body expressions that can help you distinguish a lie from the truth.
Here are some steps and tips to do so.

1.Ê       Usually when people are lying, they will tell stories that are true but
are deliberately aimed at not answering the question you asked. If a person responds to the question
³Did you ever hit your wife?´ with an answer such as ³I love my wife, why would I do that?´, the
suspect is technically telling a truth, but they are avoiding answering your original question, which
usually means they¶re lying.
2.Ê    See if they are telling you too much, like ³My mom is living in France,
isn¶t it nice there? Don¶t you like the Eiffel tower? It¶s so clean there.´ Too many details may tip you
off to their desperation to get you to believe them.
3.Ê        . Illustrators are a sign of telling the truth, this is when you
are using your hand gestures to talk. Moving your hands while you are talking is a sign of telling the
truth. We also have manipulators. These, are the opposite of illustrators. An example of a
manipulator can be playing with your wrist-watch, your jewelry, pulling on your ear lobe, etc. People
who behave this way tend to be hiding something. The last, commonly unknown sign of V

 V  is reptile tissue, most people have a reptile tissue in their nose, and it itches when you¶re
hiding something. But, before you assume that the person is hiding something, please establish a

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4.Ê Ñ  ÿ A base line is what someone acts like when they are not lying. You have to get a base
line before you proceed with anything. Imagine you have a itch on your nose ever since you got out
of bed. And someone thinks you are hiding something because you scratch your nose when
answering a question«oops. What the person should have done is establish a baseline. To establish a
baseline, you need to see the person when they aren¶t lying. Try asking what their name is, and what
they do for a living.
5.Ê        Micro-expressions are split second facial expressions that flash on
a person¶s face for a less than a 25th of a second and reveal the person¶s true emotion underneath
their facade. Some people may be naturally sensitive to them, but almost anybody can easily train to
be able to detect microexpressions. Put focus to the upper and lower eyelids, the corner of the eyes,
the mouth and the muscles surrounding the mouth, the eyebrows and forehead.
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    When you meet the person who you think is deceiving you, shake their hand.
Take note of the temperature. When you are sure they are lying to you, pretend to be leaving and
quickly grab their hand for a ³Good-Bye´ Handshake. If the temperature is colder, they are fearful.
7.Ê ‰      Contrary to popular belief, a liar does not always avoid eye
contact. Humans naturally break eye contact and look at non-moving objects to help them focus and
remember. Liars may deliberately make eye contact to seem more sincere. You can usually tell if a
person is remembering something or making something up based on their eye¶s movements. When
someone is remembering details, their eyes move to the right (your right). When someone is making
something up, their eyes move to the left. It¶s usually reversed for lefties. (Although not always true.)
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  tends to be off when someone is lying. If you ask someone a question
and they respond directly after the question, there is a chance that the person is lying. This
can be because they have rehearsed the answer, or they¶re already thinking about the answer
just to get it over with and move forward. A delayed answer can be a sign of lying. To tell the
truth takes 2 parts of your brain at most, however to lie takes D parts of your brain. If the
person has a long story then you can ask them to tell it backwards. Liars have trouble telling
stories backwards, because in their mind they have rehearsed it forwards, but not backwards.
And, as with smiling, facial expressions of a poor liar will be limited to the mouth area.
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uncomfortable and turn their head or body away, or even subconsciously put an object
between the two of you. Also, while an innocent person would go on the offensive (usually
responding with anger, which will usually be revealed in a microexpression directly after you
say you don¶t believe them), a guilty person will often go immediately on the defensive
(usually by saying something to reassure their facts, such as deflections).
9.Ê     !     "   An honest answer comes quickly from
memory. Lies require a quick mental review of what they have told others to avoid inconsistency and
to make up new details as needed. However, when people look up to remember things, it does not
necessarily mean that they are lying.
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  Verbal expression can give many clues as to whether a
person is lying, such asÿ
‘Ê Using/repeating your own exact words when answering a question
‘Ê ‰ using contractions
‘Ê Avoiding direct statements or answers (deflections)
‘Ê Speaking excessively in an effort to convince
‘Ê Speaking in a monotonous tone
‘Ê Speaking in muddled sentences
‘Ê Vocal pitch rising
‘Ê Using classic qualifiers such as ³I¶m only going to say this once«´
‘Ê Using humor and sarcasm to avoid the subject
‘Ê Using Deflections (beating around the bush, not answering the question.)
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‘Ê If they¶re lying, they will become uncomfortable if you stare at them for a while with a look
of disbelief. If they¶re telling the truth, they will usually become angry or just frustrated (lips
pressed together, brows down, upper eyelid tensed and pulled down to glare).
12.Ê   !#" While an innocent person would be confused by the sudden shift in the
conversation and may try to return to the previous subject, a liar will be relieved and welcome the
change. You may see the person become more relaxed and less defensive.
13.Ê    A person may constantly be either trying to lubricate their throat when
he/she lies by swallowing or clearing their throat to relieve the tension built up. A person¶s voice can
also be a good lie indicator; they may suddenly start talking faster or slower than normal, or their
tension may result in a higher-pitched speaking tone. „
  
14.Ê   If you have the means, check the validity of what the liar is saying. A skilled liar
might give some reason why you shouldn¶t talk to the person who could confirm or deny a story.
Perhaps the liar will infer that the person is particularly favorable towards the liar, or that the person
would have little time for you. These are probably lies themselves, so might be worthwhile
overcoming your reluctance and to check with the person you¶ve been warned against.
15.ʆ Most people tell the truth most of the time, and will cherish their reputation.
Liars will ¶sail close to the wind¶ ± they¶ll artificially bolster their reputation so that they seem more
credible or desirable than they actually are.
‘Ê If you overhear a version of an anecdote that seems wrong, listen to those alarm bells ± it
might be a liar.
‘Ê If someone takes the time out to ingratiate themselves with you out of the blue, it¶s very
flattering, but you have to ask, why are they doing that?
 ‘Ê If John rubbishes or smears people more than normal, John is possibly putting in the
groundwork so the audience are more receptive to John, and less receptive to the people who
John has lied to ± they¶re discredited before they can say µJohn is a liar¶.

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Ê Some people are extremely experienced or even professional liars. He or she has told their made up
story so many times that they are actually believable, getting all their days, dates and times down
perfectly! Sometimes, you may need to simply accept that you can¶t catch every lie all the time.
Ê If you do catch a lie, don¶t reveal it to the liar; they will just adjust their story. Once you know one
thing that is not true, you can use it to find more of the net of lies, and other nets of lies. Then decide
which points you reveal and to whom.