What the one thing that usually gives away people when their lying?

Answer 1

First, your instincts - that feeling you try to ignore when you KNOW someone is telling you a lie. You try to give them the benefit of the doubt, but you KNOW already whether its truth or a lie.

I have heard that people look up alot when they are telling a lie, because they are trying to keep the story straight and don't realise they are not even looking at you. In the first instance, if someone is telling the truth, they normally look you in the face whilst telling you - throughout the whole discussion. Some seasoned liars get around this though with practice.

I think most people display a physical message (unintentionally) that they are lying. That's probably where our Instincts kick into play picking up on those unspoken messages. The same as bluffing in poker - it takes practice to be aware of one's giveaways and then mask them.

Answer 2

The best way is to aproach the person you suspect of lying and spark a normal conversation .Talk about things you know that person has no reason to lie about .Things that u know are factual.Then observe there body lang. eye movement ect.Then when u do ask the question in doubt. If theyre lying you should have no problem seeing it.

Answer 3

Flushing of the face, sweating, touching the face (either trying to hide expressions, or because of itchiness caused by increased blood flow to the face), fidgety, looks up and to the right, tries to change the subject, nervous giggles or replies. Basically, if you know the person, you would notice little changes, but otherwise this is a list of common traits while lying.

Answer 4

When a person is lying they cannot think fast enough to draw up a story so they think and pause for a second and speak with no simplicity. I can catch a liar in a heart beat. I am a professional analyst and can tell if your lying by simply listening to you face to face.

Answer 5

Their eyes and body language. Many people don't blink at all and some blink very very fast...either way it's an unnatural look for them. Some fidget a lot with hands when lying or start to shake. Often it's the way they react. Sometimes it's such an overreaction, you just know.

Answer 6

i look in to their eyes and I can tell they are lying that old BS about someone looking you straight in the eye is just that BS the best liars DO look you in the eye, but the eyeBALL makes these tiny almost microscopic little jumps when someone lies;you can catch it if you watch closely, it is not something that can be controlled by the person at all thru thru the rock or tack in the show technique either and I have seen people on drugs have the same eye reaction when lying it is a physical response by the body, then I RIP their damn eyes OUT! the liars ha ha ha (um not really)

Answer 7

Inconsistencies. That's why the police will ask the same question from several different angles when they are questioning a suspect. It is harder than most people realize to keep a lie consistent with already known facts. For one thing, you never know how much your questioner already knows.

Remember what Mark Twain said: "If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything." That is, you don't have to remember which lie you told to which person, and how you made the lies fit together, and which person you lied to might check the story with which other person you've told something different. (Why did you lie to me? Harry said . . . but you forget she knew Harry. Worse yet, Harry said that Judy said that you said . . . )

Answer 8

I have always heard that the more detail one goes into, the more likely that he or she is lying. Also, I've heard that if the person's eyes look to the left, he or she could be lying.

Answer 9

When someone lies they are CONCIOUS about trying to not reveal themselves. If they seem more poised or not as natural, that is one clue. Another I have read about is that one does an unconcious, involuntary facial gesture after lieing, like twitch their nose or something. They might also ask you to sit down at a table. I believe it is because it creates a barrier between you and him so he feels more secure and less likely to show the signs of lieing.

Answer 10

Lack of eye contact alerts a person that another is lying.