The Science of Lying

[@ThaBigB]

A gorilla blaming a kitten for ripping a sink out of the wall. Never thought I'd hear that.

[@jp4431]

LawdHammercy it was like this when I got here

[@dogdonut3]

Clearly no one wants to see the truth: that kitten has super strength and rage issues.

[@nikolaslastname9480]

Sadly Koko died last year

[@venture3800]

You just made my day Bruce

[@garethbaus5471]

@@nikolaslastname9480 that is sad.

[@cmhan1997]

'A good liar makes everyone think they are bad at lying' - Daredevil TV series

[@goodday3185]

Then I must be an expert at this!

[@paular5380]

Hank you probs know this by now, but training in detecting bodily cues that might suggest lying doesn't work because a lot of these "cues" have only been shown to have a small effect in detecting a lie! Indeed, training to detect these cues just makes people more confident in their ability to detect a lie, and thus biased towards thinking people are being deceptive. My advice to anyone - don't try and be a good "lie spotter" because you can't be one. You may learn the behavioural indictors of a lie of a particular individual, but there is no well documented universal behaviour that suggests when one is lying. Sincerely a psychology student with too much time on her hands.

[@MaoDev]

I imagine if you watch a lot of people lie and wait to be told the answer after you try to guess it you'll build a neural network in your brain to detect lies. I don't know, I never did it, but how is this different than just mastering a skill? Sure, it's tough, but it sounds to me pretty possible.

[@eve36368]

@@MaoDev well, firstly, a lot of the "cues" are things that people with disabilities do regardless of truth or lies so "lie detection" can be used to violate bodily autonomy AKA lie detection makes the error of confusing the map for the territory. secondly, it's culturally chauvinist & assumes a shared culture. in japan for example, laugher is something people do when scared, and in fact dark humor can be seen as a combination of that form of laughter with comedy. TLDR: there are several different style guides for nonverbal communication & you have to learn which ones an individual uses. basically you have to learn both the idiolects & sociolects a person has.

[@MaoDev]

@@eve36368 ye, I read some articles about that after I posted that comment. IIRC people get the cues, but even then they only have 54 percent chance of guessing whether somebody's lying. No different than flipping a coin. Well, then again, if it was possible to train yourself to detect lies then we wouldn't need investigations to incriminate people.

[@lindamartinez9438]

I trust no-one.

[@deloto8004]

lol, I do a lot of those things even when I'm not lying. For people with social anxiety this might be enlightening. Others find you to not only be awkward, but dishonest as well. I'll keep it in mind.

[@iliasliolios93]

Exactly. Grab a huge thumbs up from me. I realised this many years ago. Almost no one pays enough attention to body language though, so you can "relax"... But yeah, you should keep that in mind.

[@deloto8004]

Patrick Bateman I have to return some videotapes...

[@purplefire2834]

Knowing the tells of lying makes my social anxiety worse sometimes because I'm already nervous and then I start worrying that the person will think I'm lying and then I get more nervous

[@Heal885]

@@purplefire2834 you win! That's some meta level anxiety there.

[@neuswoesje590]

and of course they will most likely be based on the social norms and culture of white Americans

[@glenn2687]

let's all admit, hank was fine in the intro

[@GhostMasqerade]

Incredibly

[@cyrusdarkblood7385]

+Mica Santos Indeed. Lie to me is an amazing show

[@shiron222]

He didn't break out fast enough...

[@Knooblegooble]

Yes, the only difference is Hank's show didn't get canceled after 3 seasons... :'(

[@shiron222]

Kaleb Knoettgen RIP. Now all there needs to be is a show that scientifically explains the ways conning people works, and add in a white collar reference.and I'll feel even happier...

[@alannar.5520]

Sometimes I'm actually better at lying than I am at telling the truth when someone suspects I'm lying. When I lie, I'm just thinking about the lie. But when I'm telling the truth, I focus on making it look like I'm not lying, in which case I get nervous, and everyone assumes I am lying.

[@faroutbrusselssprout7992]

I have the same problem. It's because of that reason. everyone thinks i'm a really bad liar that lies about everything. When in fact! I try to be truthful.

[@joanamargarida12]

So true alanna

[@TheBaabelikala]

I have a similar problem but instead of getting nervous i smile or laugh like liar when telling the truth and that raises suspicions and makes people not believe me, which in turn forces me to use half lies and then people blame me for lying. weird.

[@austino5069]

I know right doge!

[@ASMR4insomnia]

Ever go into a store and then they don't have what you wanted so then you buy something anyway because it's frickin impossible to leave without looking like you definitely stole something...

[@LittleMew133]

I don't lie often but when I do I believe the lie myself while I'm telling it.

[@SciShow]

Are you lying right now?

[@joshuagonzales4238]

+SciShow mind blowb

[@ericasparkles1460]

lmfao. thank you.

[@diarykeeper]

The best liar moves so close along the truth that it is indiscernable.

[@RodasTadeu]

that is called being mistaken

[@saragulyas3695]

Some people think I'm lying when I'm not. And when I'm lying they think I'm telling the truth lol

[@T1Oracle]

Solution: Stop lying.

[@7227falcon]

But if I say that I'm not lying, and they don't believe me, then what do I do then? I'll be known as a liar forever even though I don't! D:

[@saragulyas3695]

Everyone lies. You'd be lying if you said you didnt. And it's not like I constantly lie.

[@cecesugar]

sounds like ur lying

[@hongai7193]

this comment is actually a lie

[@USALibertarian]

"Why haven't pathological liars taken over the world?" That's funny.

[@diegoa.serrano9585]

The sad thing is they already have and our society doesn't even see that.

[@distortedflameingic]

+Diego Serrano Well that's the quality of a good liar. A good liar is unknown

[@Cudgeon]

I think it was a rhetorical question.

[@valentinrafael9201]

Best liar is the liar that thinks he is not lying.

[@gct685]

there is pretty strong evidence that Hillary Clinton is a pathological liar... just saying... and then there is her husband....

[@Pokemonfox4]

That intro was the best intro ever! Lie to Me is life!

[@gfr381]

+Pokemonfox4 I love LIE TO ME

[@just_a_person_chilling938]

yea man

[@peterknutsen3070]

Pokemonfox4 I loved 1st and 2nd season, but 3rd seems to drag. I've gotten stuck twice, maybe half way in...

[@yanitzaruiz5739]

I just noticed it too!! 😆😆😆

[@theunkownviolinist]

i tell terrible lies on purpose occasionally to keep the facade that I'm a terrible liar, so my real lies are less detectable and more believable. I'm a terrible person.

[@riceman12390]

I see what you did there.

[@lionandlambkl]

such a liar ;)

[@troyperdue9943]

theunkownviolinist But doesn't this make people you care for think less of you? The obvious lies, I mean.

[@Elenrai]

You happen to work as a campaign manager for politicians or something? That is some next level lying right there.

[@fadumomohamed2342]

Uh- I also do this, and pretend I don’t know certain things to make myself seem more gullible and pure.

[@atanvardecunambiel8917]

The most common lie: “I am 18 years old or older.”

[@satunbreeze]

@bacon hair Its a joke about being allowed to make an account or access some websites

[@Laz3rCat95]

Actually it's "I have read the terms and conditions" because you can lie about that even after you're really over 18.

[@hadnoideahow]

@@Laz3rCat95 Came to say this.

[@HillaryMarek]

No it's, I didn't know. That's probably the biggest one, I didn't know or I understand.

[@Abc1234xxx]

Logically It’s 21

[@LemonWedge123]

I suffer pathological lying. Was that a lie? I don't even know any more.

[@hoohoopotahrebus1760]

+LemonWedge123 i don't think so because you seem to have self-reproach.

[@LemonWedge123]

Hoohoopot Ahrebus That was a joke, but I AM a pathological liar. Over time you convince yourself to believe what you're saying. It's the worst kind of cognitive dissonance.

[@101jir]

+LemonWedge123 In the casual sense you probably are. You seem to enjoy lying. The difference with pathological lying has just been described here. You don't fully believe what you are saying, and as I recall it isn't time constrained. The fact that you even suggested that you are a pathological liar means that you merely enjoy tricking people, but not in a psychologically anomalous way (at least, not the one associated with the disorder).

[@LemonWedge123]

101jir There are a lot of memories I don't trust. It took therapy and confirmation from trusted friends/family to see it.

[@101jir]

LemonWedge123 There's a difference between having memories that can't be trusted and pathological lying. It can happen for a number of reasons. Misremembering something so that it competes with the real memory, generalized self-doubt, and others. A pathological liar would struggle to conceive that a memory could be wrong. The mind itself (not necessarily personality disposition in itself) assumes that the most convenient truth is true. The possibility that a previous memory is wrong is very inconvenient.

[@SynphamyMusic]

This area of science seems to be unreliable, unless someone can point out some research that proves it's credibility I find this sort of stuff hard to believe. It's interesting, sure enough and seeing these cues are fascinating, but i'm sure there's a reason that this kind of science isn't used in court and such. When i say "to be totally honest", it's because i'm preparing someone who may not like what i'm about to say, announcing that i'm about to make an honest statement sort of throws away the question of whether or not i agree with it... If i say "believe me" it's usually because i'm about to say something i don't expect the other person to believe, it doesn't tell if i'm lying or not. So we have different ways of using certain expressions, and what about people from different cultures? Relying on this sort of stuff leads to way too many false positives for it to be viable as an actual way to detect deception.

[@Shapeshift415]

+Dan Maginnis That's why they're trained to look for clusters of cues. Just doing one or two of the things may not mean anything, but when you group cues together, it's a pretty good indicator. But yes, it is less reliable than would be needed to use in court. Though there are cases when this is still helpful. For example, in an interview, if a potential employee seems to be lying about something based on a group of cues, this is enough to confront them about their potential deception, or at least check into what they're saying. If the president says something with a cluster of cues, the least you can do is start a conspiracy theory and a couple doomsday cults.

[@101jir]

+Dan Maginnis Pretty much what +Zachery Marcum said. It gives people a basis to look into something suspicious, not to convict them. It has a very limited correlation.

[@Psy0psAgent]

+Dan Maginnis Check out an NLP eye chart. I have witnessed a large number of people or even the same people continuously succumb to the subconscious eye movements when they were lying and when they are telling the truth. A key point though was made by Zachery when he said that people are trained (and you can also learn) to recognize clusters of cues.

[@101jir]

One thing that we have to remember as well is that when we are talking about "admissible in court," we are talking about extremely high standards. They are appropriately high, of course, but that doesn't mean that the science behind it is worthless. It just means "approach with caution." An 80% success rate is still an 80% success rate (for example), just don't put a man to death on the 20% percent chance of failure.

[@Psy0psAgent]

***** No I do get your point and I don't really care right now. First thing this morning I see nothing but a blank channel that wants to DISMISS Every single thing and offer Bare Assertions from the standpoint of a blank hidden channel. How do I know you are no lying and just here to Break My Balls? Although you are Mostly correct, I have had first hand experience with using these techniques and catching people lying. I have also had first hand experience and spoken with professionally trained people that use the NLP EYE CHART and subjects TEND to subconsciously do exactly what is expected of them. Go ahead, try, look think about something YOU ARE NOT TEACHING ME ANYTHING THAT I DO NOT ALREADY KNOW. I think you speak like a lawyer and a professional DENIER. I speak with people like you every day. Just yesterday I mentioned one to someone about the flat earth idiots with dozens of channels on youtube and had this loser just go on and on and on about how no one can prove the earth is an oblate spheroid. I do not find this constructive at this time. I have the research and so much more, I seem to feel you are a time bandit out to break my balls and I am not interested in playing, having this discussion or looking up the information for you. I would rather work on my project, put the info together and then present it. Then I would be willing to have a debate about this subject. Also IF this is such a concern for you and you feel the need to TELL me what to think - why don't you contact the people that made this video and express you views to them. HUH? Why? Why don't you GO OUTSIDE and have a conversation with Real People and have someone Recall an event, watch what their eyes do when they are engaged in internal dialogue, then ask them about their feelings about something and THEN you can come back and DISMISS everything and tell me they looked you straight in the eyes the entire time. I do not wish to discuss this further. I DO NOT TRUST BLANK CHANNELS THAT SPEAK LIKE YOU DO. While I REALLY appreciate your intelligence, I do not like the attitude or the constant dismissal of things that have already been proven to be effective on some level BY A NOBODY FROM KZbin. You do not know it all, and neither do I, you may have some valuable information to offer but I do as well and I know, that you do not know a DAMN THING about that and I doubt you would be willing to discuss it. Pretty soon, I may end up having to IGNORE every reply received on youtube because every single one of you acts like the same troll and comes to me to deny every single thing just to break my balls. I have OTHER THINGS TO DO. Good BYE. Apologies but I am blocking you. Go tell it to the makers of the video Please. BESIDES. I MENTIONED TO SOMEONE TO CHECK OUT THE NLP EYE CHART. I DID NOT SAY THAT NLP BY ITSELF WAS COMPLETELY EFFECTIVE. and one more thing. "I sense a great happiness inside you" YOU DID NOT REPLY TO WHAT I DID THERE. I have first hand knowledge with that and I think you may have avoided it for a reason. Have a nice DEI

[@BassTechnologic]

Clinton: I did not have sexual relationships with that woman Aha!!

[@liberphilosophus7481]

WE SHOULD'VE KNOWN

[@KitCox]

At BassTechnologic: Clinton didn't say that. Your statement is a lie.

[@EebstertheGreat]

KitCox This statement is a lie.

[@ScreamingForClemency]

Josiah Anatobiolic those hips don't though...

[@UnbornHeretic]

+BassTechnologic "I am not a crook."

[@fandyus4125]

1:37 "For humans, sucessful social interaction is key to sucess in much of our lives." Oh god, I'm doomed!

[@3Authoress]

Can I just say, the head nod to the TV show Lie to Me (may it rest in peace) during your show's theme song was fantastic. I actually catch myself making a lot of those body tells when I lie now. It's interesting.

[@AntonConstanti]

In order to create a perfect lie, there must be a drop of truth.

[@StacyTood]

Lie is not the truth but the meaning of it is the truth. definetruth.org

[@AntonConstanti]

What you are saying does not affect my statement.

[@StacyTood]

What are you saying is that lie is the truth but the truth is not a lie?

[@AntonConstanti]

No. I am saying is that to create a believable lie, you must try to add the truth as much as possible, and shape the truth into a lie. Slightly bending it, not creating a new shape that will be recognized for it's difference with reality.

[@jaguarstalkssnowmarshes8682]

Stacy Viana That site is a fcking hoot! "When I ask others, do you know who crated you most will tell me God did and few that they mom and dad did." People don't usually ask me where I was crated to or from - thankfully I am not a banana.

[@AwesomeCandy244]

sadly I say "to be honest" even when i'm telling the truth, which makes people think im liying

[@CzechRiot]

Very few people would be stupid enough to think someone is lying because they say "to be honest". Especially since most people say either normal things or somewhat unpleasant things after they start with "to be honest". Most times a sentence starts with "to be honest" there will be some sort of negative feedback, like "to be honest... I didn't really like that movie" or whatever.

[@soslothful]

+Basic Bird Whether telling the truth of no, that catch phrase is very annoying.

[@AwesomeCandy244]

soslothful meh it's not really a catch phrase, a real catch phrase is something like Wubalubadubdub

[@soslothful]

Basic Bird Still I find it silly, irritating and unnecessary like closing a sentence with,"just sayin."

[@AwesomeCandy244]

soslothful everyone has irritants I get it

[@ihazthots]

Bruh! Donald Trump says "..believe me.." before and after making any claim.

[@gusstavv]

And still a bunch of idiots believe him...

[@redryder747]

And Hillary

[@samalass466]

More like Kumstar says that.

[@cosmosanggi]

not only TRUMP, Every politician is a LIAR.

[@ihazthots]

cosmos anggi, if we're playing with absolutes then every human being is a liar.

[@huh3424]

I'm an atheist, if I ever get a trial in court, I'll just say something and say, "If I'm laying, may God strike me down right now!". I'll be invincible.

[@commanderwaddles3483]

:D

[@wormwood8352]

Just make sure you are not laying down during that trial.

[@wlfshertz4362]

I actually did that once, but it was for a prank. When I was playing with my art teacher's dog, I thought it would be good to trick my clean freak friend when I get home-he's my neighbor. So I washed my hand (see how nice I am) and went him. I told him to give me his hand. When he refused I said, "I swear to God that I'm not fooling you, and if I am, I would go to hell. It's for something." with a dead serious look on my face. So he gave me his hand and I squeezed it HARD. Then I told him I touched a dog and didn't wash my hand before this XD he got so mad and was almost about beat me up. But he ran to the bathroom first and washed his hand for like 5 times, even tho I kept telling him it was a joke and I washed my hand. XD

[@randomguy4359]

+Sara Huang lol he was mad because he thought you touched his hand after touching the dog? xD

[@MrMega1423]

I'd say this. Y'all are judging me, looking like I just ran over your dog, but doesn't your "holy book" tell you not to judge others? That only God can? So basically by judging me you're commiting blasphemy.

[@Mullehus]

When I try to tell the truth, people mostly thinks that I'm lying. And vise versa... Sooo. Does that mean I'm a good liar. or a bad liar... or a bad truth teller.... I don't know anymore

[@siddhantgoyal8709]

It happens with me too

[@halithegreat3240]

thar means u always lie when u say sometin and neva tell da truth k.

[@Mullehus]

But if I lie by telling the truth, wouldn't that mean. That the truth is a lie that started in the truth? meaning it's the truth?

[@randalthor647]

Mathias Ullehus Lol

[@CoreyFrost-theAwesomeOne]

Mathias Ullehus It took me one whole minute to process that sentence.

[@themightyryden4458]

I love the intro for this video. Brilliant

[@cyrusdarkblood7385]

+Ryden Pyrosa its from an amazing tv show called "Lie to me"

[@themightyryden4458]

+Cyrus darkblood I know, that's why I love it

[@newplatypus]

+Cyrus darkblood I'm still crying over the fact that we'll never get a fourth season!

[@themightyryden4458]

I feel that pain. I can sort of understand it though, it did seem like it was running out of steam towards the end of the third season. I'm glad it ended while it was still good

[@KshitijPatil1]

LOVE the Lie To Me hat tip. :) :D Thanks for doing that.

[@allahakbar7496]

no problem patil

[@SSDsmiley]

I am good at making people think I am lying when i am telling the truth.

[@RelyksLegacy]

Just got to smile or laugh at the end of your sentence and BOOM, you're lying. I'm not the only to whom this happens, right.. Right?

[@Unit_5S_Delta]

Samuel Allaire Happens to me all the time. Annoying right?

[@SSDsmiley]

What no I love it.

[@kinleybowman7069]

You would be good at the card game fib or bs

[@austinhunt2538]

is Michael Jackson your ant?you could have a pet ant you named Michael Jackson

[@troyperdue9943]

Austin Hunt That's what I thought he meant...

[@chelst_t5792]

Austin Hunt I’m pretty sure he meant aunt with an American accent 😂

[@visitsandeepk]

Teehee T_T He knows.

[@HatCraftTH]

The next sentence is a lie. The previous sentence is telling the truth.

[@daniellet.lassey6794]

lol nice

[@Radonatos]

You may have fried some million-dollar-taxmoney NSA analysis AI with that.

[@angeldude101]

Please, no logical paradoxes.

[@StrikerMk2491]

So the first is a truth and the second is a truth.

[@3wGaming]

...this statement is false.

[@GelidGanef]

Recent research is showing that crows are about as smart and social as human-like primates. And they are SUPER good at deception and lying. That Hitchcock movie doesn't look so crazy now...

[@Galaxia53]

Twilight town from paper mario seems to make more sense now.

[@ITR]

I usually differ between lies and non-truths, were a lie is when you know your telling a lie, and non-truth when you say something you believe is right, but isn't. Like, if somebody were told that 2+2 = 5 their whole life they wouldn't be lying if they said it, but it would be a non-truth.

[@skimmer538]

I sense some 1984 in this one :)

[@everettlogan2433]

Sources can be found in the description... Link is a fail. I know it's 3 years later, but is there really a good reason not to have just thrown them in the description by themselves?

[@benseran238]

+Everett Logan Yeah I am having a problem as I am trying to cite some of the sources for the information used in this video. And the link isn't working...

[@benseran238]

I actually did some sleuthing because I needed the sources for an essay I wrote on lying. so I did find one or two of the links to sites Hank mentioned. But yeah that would be one hell of a plot twist

[@jonasbitsatmedotcom]

docs.google.com/document/d/1mFfwqw1ZJ2pKgEk_yMTmAmMDg7g6d2xdIFkdcg1j2zc/edit

[@avi8aviate]

McAfee warned me about the link. I simply closed the tab. Not the working link, because that one is perfectly fine.

[@2wLia]

Everett Logan I

[@dux2508]

Um... 00:23 "Lie to me" Cal Lightman

[@lawnjittle]

Cal* Lightman

[@chrisromero2976]

This came out 4 years ago and I barely got the reference. I feel slow.

[@梨-i5l]

Cal was based on Paul Ekman - who helped on the show.

[@candleinthewind9135]

What I learnt from this video: how to lie better.

[@rye5308]

I do not know about you guys, but I really appreciate the opening sequence for this video. Nice one, Hank.

[@Treblaine]

Yeah the Koko the Gorilla example... that might be that the researcher was being extremely selective. Koko didn't seem to understand language at all, just that they should make signs to make her handler happy, and "blame the kitten" is a classic example where when challenged it just listed random signs that it knew. It was a bit of a scandal, it was supposed to be serious research into communication in animals and she was making huge inferences. Like when Koko is asked to answer questions and gives completely nonsensical "answers" her handler would make leaps in logic that Koko was deliberately saying the wrong answer to be funny then would keep pressing Koko to give more and more responses till there was one that could be inferred as an intelligent response. Here's the thing: gorillas just can't communicate like that. It was a more complicated example of Hans the Horse only instead of waiting for a tap out of the right answers it was picking random works and the handler would make inferences such as "evidence" of lying... it was actually evidence of the Gorilla following Pavlovian conditioning. Now Koko was more intelligent than most animals, but it wasn't communicating in a meaningful way certainly not to the level of deception. It was little more than a parrot who knew many more phrases (as sign language) and saying as many without understanding.

[@orcodrilo]

So in resume. You think coco made an unconscious mistake, or simply signed "the cat did it" due conditioning.

[@Treblaine]

orcodrilo No, not a mistake... an inherent inability to understand what they were even trying to do. The thing was Koko was effectively (though probably not intentionally) conditioned to list random words she knew without any understanding of either the what the words she was saying meant or even what was being said to her. It wasn't deception, it wasn't even an answer, there wasn't even consideration of the question. For example: she tore off the sink, her handler questioned her about the sink in a way where a one word response will do, so not "what happened in your room" but "WHO tore off the sink?" and Koko was conditioned that when her handler started talking to her she had to sign "words" and she just happened to say a noun for a living creature. Now the gorilla wasn't actually stupid enough to think they could blame a sink-destroying incident on a tiny kitten, it just ran off random words. This is simultaneously treating KoKo as smarter and stupider than she actually was, she was smart enough to understand a kitten is too weak to rip out a sink... but not smart enough to understand questioning. See the whole study was undermined by selective anecdotes. The "researcher" did not include examples where KoKo's answers were so random they couldn't possibly be construed as either ironic humour, sarcasm or attempts at deception. Example: "well Coco what do you want for breakfast" "Tickle!" "Oh not Now Coco, what do you want to eat" "sky... walk... tire... head... orange..." "oh you want an orange for breakfast, here you go" Then Koko took the orange slowly, looking around then after a while ate it anyway. A telling example was KoKo met another Gorilla who had also been taught the same signs. They both signed to each other "tickle"... they did this for about 5 minutes signing it more and more then gave up. They didn't really know what the "tickle" sign meant, they only knew if they wanted to be tickled by the human handlers. It was simple pavlovian conditioning. Gorillas are able to "communicate" by deed such as tickling one and they will get tickled in return, but by direct communication of intent... that part of their brain just does not exist. They cannot comprehend abstract concepts such as a sign or phrase for "tickling" only pavlovian "if I do this then I'll be tickled". Koko never asked question. Made demands but never initiated exchange of information.

[@chictownguy]

Treblaine interesting... why isn't coco able to understand sign language then? is it missing parts of the brain that we naturally have that would allow it to really understand.

[@Treblaine]

chictownguy Yeah, it seems that part of the brain is simply not there. They can distinguish signs, but they cannot with any consistency apply the abstract meaning to them that even a toddler can do.

[@xiowoo9999]

Treblaine That is some extremely interesting information! Thank you for sharing with us. May I ask where did you get this information? I'm curious and want to know more about this subject.

[@pieguy159]

This guy knows me better than I do...and that's not a lie.

[@connorbholloway]

LIAR!

[@alllovelain]

I've always been able to tell if people I'm close to are lying to me through the way they speak or by watching their face. I'm glad you referenced Paul Ekman's work. It's the reason I got more into psychology and in general trying to understand people more.

[@imDread]

Am I the only one that knows the intro was a spoof of the show "Lie to Me"?

[@Kyler1Ace]

To be honest I also noticed what you did.

[@BlueFever101]

I freaked out when I saw that!

[@BraeSouthern]

Kyler Lumpkin Nice lie there.

[@Kyler1Ace]

Brae Southern hehehe... :D

[@TheDavidLiou]

Oh Matty You are not the only one.

[@Sparkers16]

I am a pathological lier...thank you, good sir, for helping me understand myself.

[@TheGeecheemane]

THAT'S A LIE!

[@Sparkers16]

But if it was a lie...then couldn't I still be considered a pathological lier? :P

[@kvnmlls6]

A pathological liar would never admit to being one, so no lying about being one wouldn't make you one.

[@Sparkers16]

I only just realized I am one after watching this video. I find myself lying everyday about almost everything, even insignificant things like what clothes I'm wearing, what time I woke up, whether I completed an assignment or not, etc. I was joking when I wrote that second comment, but I think you already know that. If you have the balls to tell me that I'm not one, let me tell you this: My life sucks. No one trusts me anymore, not even my closest family and friends. People think I'm anorexic because I keep lying whether I had food or not. My grades in school are dropping because I lie about turning assignments in. And I'm perfectly fine with telling the truth in a KZbin comment, because KZbin comments are insignificant and dumb. I thought that my comment wouldn't attract attention; that people would understand and not question. Obviously, I was wrong.

[@pieguy159]

Sparkers16 OMG you helped me understand myself better. I found that I was lying like every 5 minutes! And then I would only realize I lied 10 min later!

[@petertimowreef9085]

a camel that has been in an accident hahaha, points for whoever came up with that one.

[@catharinaventer1232]

I laughed really hard at that....

[@mehganl5202]

Watching this in 2017, this guy has been doing these videos for a long time. Congrats to him, this channel is so interesting. I recently discovered it and I hope that this channel doesn't stop making videos. THUMBS UP!!!!

[@ChildOfWar111]

Allah SWT said : كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forehead نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ A lying, sinful forehead. (Surah 96 : 15 - 16)

[@Jasonk1979]

He looks a bit like Austin Powers.

[@thisisrtsthree9992]

+uret7 after a liposuction, for sure

[@araeside6979]

kinda

[@southsidegirl94]

He could be his son

[@lpsmainecoon181]

did you have to say that

[@agoogleaccount9608]

It's the teeth.

[@mikkicarr5717]

I watched this video to become better at lying :)

[@jowivb2793]

i know you are lying...

[@jamesmetcalfe1766]

jowi bernardo Then it has worked perfectly. ^.^

[@andres983265]

Vriska probably would have said that herself.

[@liangavin1256]

I find it fun to come back to old videos to both enjoy the content and see how the people in them have grown.

[@ΧάρηςΦ]

The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false.

[@benedeknagy1]

Liar...

[@holohorse9115]

that would mean that there is no truth and nothing false. This is a depiction of reality

[@Axioanarchist]

"Uuuuuh... true. I'll go true. Yeah, that was easy. I'll be honest, I might have heard that one before. Sort of cheating."

[@HoshmandPlays]

You blew my mind

[@MrMega1423]

Paradox m80

[@raccoonoverlordellie]

Tbh my favourite fact in this video is actually that Coco had a pet kitten! How cute is that?

[@SkylineVilla]

as cute as your picture

[@NotHighEnough1]

as cute as a reticulated python

[@leighatkins22]

Tbh - isn't that something a liar would say before they launched into their lie? ;-D

[@dukejaywalker5858]

In the bible, half of Jesus' sentences begin with "I tell you the truth,..." !!!

[@anaphylastiks]

because Jesus spoke the truth, give me one example of Jesus proved to be a liar.

[@dukejaywalker5858]

***** Luke 9:27 "But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God." Surely you don't believe there are people over 2000 years old hiding away in caves or something...

[@anaphylastiks]

Duke Jaywalker You mis interpret the text my friend jesus is referring too his transfiguration .

[@fromthericefields]

***** A list of Jesus's lies: And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, `Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen. "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." (Matthew 21:21-22 NAS) Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Matthew 7:7-8 NAB) Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst. (Matthew 18:19-20 NAS) Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him. Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours. (Mark 11:24-25 NAB) And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Luke 11:9-13 NAB) And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it. (John 14:13-14 NAB) If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. (John 15:7 NAB) It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. (John 15:16 NAB) On that day you will not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. (John 16:23-24 NAB)

[@anaphylastiks]

Joseph Davies , they are truths man.

[@Exquailibur]

Oh my god its a young Hank! This made my day.

[@BellaJean22]

I'm a pretty good liar, but I choose not to lie. I just prefer being honest. Because I don't want someone lying to me -as I can be quite gullible :| . I'm pretty good at acting and tricking people and myself. I can be quite manipulative, but it has never been with malicious intention -all just for fun. I usually only tell little "harmless" lies, nothing too serious.

[@braza117]

You're lying!

[@BellaJean22]

braza117 I may be! You never know >x3

[@CedonZar]

I love lying and I do it all the time and every time I get an opportunity, so, is this a lie?

[@MisterCynic18]

The sense of disappointment from that caveman is palpable. He knew Glurg wasn't his, but he wanted to believe. He must be real proud of that kid.

[@MyNameIsMrW]

Dat Lie to Me reference.

[@patriciarussell8450]

Thanks for great content, love watching your shows, short informative and no load crazy background music. Thanks!

[@glorvalmacglorvas171]

Hm, I don't lie much, but when I do, I am a pathological lair.

[@glorvalmacglorvas171]

But I am also able to do lots of critical thinking XD

[@Wabi-sabi8551]

Stop lying.

[@spudjr1976]

+Wabi-sabi8551 XD

[@InevitableTruth247]

Ikr, same. I tell the truth too much, but when I lie, I almost believe it 😂😂😂

[@vifurawa2715]

#TRIGGERED

[@dam6.6]

Sounds like you watched the TED talk on how to spot a liar and regurgitated the information -_- smooth

[@dam6.6]

haha glad I could help you indirectly lol

[@maxdeem4722]

dude it was a study on the humans brain transition from truth to complete bull crap. just because you've seen it on a video before doesn't mean he posed them

[@dam6.6]

you are a serious man. take things easy bro. I was just sharing an observation, that's all.

[@alyssahbelknap8715]

max deem except that they use exact quotes from that talk,

[@maxdeem4722]

maybe both of there studies came from the same sight oh and what did they say that was the exact same quote

[@FPSguy2]

That "Lie To Me" intro

[@lordneo256]

The laughing at the end cracked me up. Hank you are a gem and love hearing stuff from you.

[@animotionification]

What I do is find a lie that I KNOW and feel I can pull off without feeling nervous or, if I'm restrained to one lie to pretend someone else did it or that its the truth. I'm a fairly good liar.

[@animotionification]

MrHarrystank I'm a shy person in real life. I don't have the guts to pretend someone else did it half the time- I think I was speaking about certain circumstances but I forget what. :P

[@animotionification]

MrHarrystank Yeah :P

[@MJ-cp2le]

And when you don't lie, you almost die of frustration because the other person wouldn't stand your honest answer.

[@redempt6321]

Worst lie ever: My friend Evan and I were running down the hallway. When we get caught, he pauses for about ten seconds and then says "Um....... Oh, yeah, sorry, sometimes I can't tell when I'm running..." xD

[@SqueakIfuski]

had me fooled

[@redempt6321]

xD

[@brainscott1226]

R3d1nsan1ty a I

[@redempt6321]

?

[@loren.f]

Got nothing to do tonight so I binge-watched a couple of videos from this channel. Best decision ever

[@eddienerphy5788]

Is the question "am I lying?" a rhetorical paradox question?

[@Kahadi]

I'm not sure, but the statement "I am lying" is a well known paradox that question seems like it would be a type of paradox

[@brandongolden5217]

tubefan90000 YES OR NO. Will the next word you type be no? Paradoxes man.

[@elohellpride670]

Brandon Golden nope. +1 to innovation

[@Kahadi]

Brandon Golden that is also a paradox, true. there's much better paradoxes, though Zach Miller that's not a possible loophole. he made it so that your answer would have to be "yes" or "no". good try, though

[@eddienerphy5788]

tubefan90000 How would one paradox be better than another?

[@braydenp.4051]

It's actually really hard for me to lie.. Even when I should, I really don't. And when someone asks me something and they get that look at me trying to judge if I'm lying or not it makes me so nervous I come off as a liar even though I'm not.. And I can never tell when ppl lie to me, I'm too gullible, and maybe I secretly don't want to know someone is lying to me. Ignorance is bliss, but I really wish ppl would stop thinking I'm as shitty as the rest of you. I'm autistic and social q's are not my strength.

[@riverdragon757]

What does it mean if I tell a true story when i'm in trouble, but then smile anyway?

[@Itemtotem]

lying is more often a sign of telling the truth than lying

[@davidrossington9756]

+Itemtotem wat

[@mrhellothere4143]

Nerves

[@dorisnwanne1139]

I love this Tom. Thank you for the education.

[@Jezuzss]

just watch no mans sky trailer to understand whats a lie

[@teru6579]

haha

[@marcellofesta8678]

Your comment is an example of a lie,if you don't like the genre and are butthurt then you have no rights to judge a game

[@TheBigSlugger]

Marcello Festa facepalm

[@lilscodripdx390]

Jezuzss 💀😂😂😂

[@pibblesnbits]

Plot twist; everything said in this video is a lie.

[@lindamartinez9438]

😆

[@CelesticaDemonix]

There is a great book I recommend by Ian Leslie *Born Liars*. It helped me understand why I was compulsively lying to everyone, not with white lies or necessary lies... Just long long stories that never actually happened or just lies about my life in general. I've been doing this for years and I wish I could stop this game, because I realized I was deceiving mostly myself.

[@gardenandcalico]

This made me feel a lot better tbh I work in customer service and have been stressing about how often I tell small inconsequential lies or exaggerations in a desperate attempt to make small talk with my customers but evidently lies in conversations with strangers are totally normal and probably necessary

[@JohnLemieux]

"Why haven't pathological liars taken over the world?" I disagree with your premise.

[@ThePlaguewatcher]

actually they may have . quite a few studies are showing not just lying but the entire range of sociopathic traits/behaviors can be found out of proportion in the boardrooms of most international corperates, and banking industries. But then maybe I should go read all the previous comments!

[@IKUIFGLO]

We have one in the White House right now. "If you like your insurance you can keep it."

[@678friedbed]

IKUIFGLO thats what happens when a person achieves the status of god now mater how wrong they are or how bad the thing they did is its ok because there god

[@leighatkins22]

Dude, have you looked around? Where have you been living - under a rock?

[@mallorybergerhofer4836]

I disagree that all people lie. I think people who are raised without close siblings of the same age don’t get the chance to lie without getting caught. Because you’re the only one there. I’ve never had any reason to lie my dad always told me lying would make things worse. And if you do something wrongI’ve always been someone that just faces the consequences. I don’t get that stressed out about it. And I’m not insecure to lie about my life or idiotic things like that.

[@MrMusicislife69]

Why You always lyyyyiiinnnn

[@Kittyxoxo]

lol my bf always sings this one xD

[@merandawoods6039]

This show is so entertaining.

[@sranjesuper]

5:50 " why haven't pathological liers not taken over the world ? " They havent? You sure about that buddy? In other words pathological liars are also smarter than most people.

[@TheDJAndET]

Ummm.... have you not listened to a politician?!?

[@4444genral]

Less grey matter means less critical thinking, which is essential to being smart.

[@anter176]

I can't lie but I can misinform, but that requires a bit of truth.

[@xxsamuroxx456]

Hm. You're like a nerdy vsauce, combined with that History guy who talks fast.

[@theautismiochian]

If i think i know who you are talking about (the dude in crash course history maybe?) that is Hank's brother so yeah

[@xxsamuroxx456]

***** yeah, that is who I'm talking about. Of course, the two of them are really similar.

[@wrathanet]

With a bit of Tobuscus thrown in for flavor.

[@xxsamuroxx456]

***** I don't see any Tobuscus in there.. >.>

[@TheSweatyKid]

***** maybe some austin powers for the face/hair?

[@halley6903]

the "lie to me" intro was G O L D

[@Radec913]

pathological liars. or in other words. politicians

[@1Infeqaul1]

The rich man always lies, and people die from these lies.

[@1Infeqaul1]

TheSeductiveArts Idle hands begin evil thoughts. humans have been conditioned to be this way, subservient. the working class were to busy paying bills to have evil thoughts only the rich man can afford the time to toil in evil.

[@softpretzelclub]

Wow this really isn't about "poor" vs. "rich" AT ALL

[@1Infeqaul1]

Maria A wow you really don't get it.

[@KelseyDoesGirlGaming]

DIS IS SO DEEEEEEEP!!

[@1Infeqaul1]

Alexander Litrel NO I am saying the rich man is evil. the rest of us are just stupid idiots for listening to the rich man lol

[@decepticongirl101]

Actually the saying "to be totally honest" and "believe me" isn't always correct. I tend to use it when admitting to something, or when I'm about to be blunt with someone. As well with contractions, I think with speak that does seem more plausible, but not with text. There's a fair number of people whom will keep their grammar in line when typing out something. Even when it's just a quick message to someone they know couldn't care less if it's right or not. XD Though I suppose it be a better indicator if you knew the person didn't normally do that. In which this way of phrasing might be used as an indicator. Personally I find determining whether someone is lying is to take notice on if actions and words are not matching up, if they're being vague or get nervous upon being asked to elaborate and/or take to much time thinking about what they are going to say before saying it (note: some people take time due to anxiety/an unreasonable lack of confidence with how they sound, and not due to the integrity of what they are saying), and of course when shit just plain doesn't make sense. Though this helps out more so (especially the latter) with people whom aren't really great liars which wasn't the group the video was really focussing on. So this paragraph is rather just pointless rambling. Fuck. Apologies to anyone whom wasted their time reading through that.

[@decepticongirl101]

Jeremiah Blondin Agreed.

[@madotsuki_mk1]

Every person has his/her own filler words. For example, I tend to overuse words like "probably", "maybe" and "I think" in a discussion even when I'm rather confident in what I'm saying, because I don't want to give a false impression that I'm claiming to be an expert on the subject.

[@mffmoniz2948]

That intro was great.

[@brianahicks4805]

"Liars will always say [believe me]." *coughTRUMPcough*

[@matiuspakpahan7612]

4:58 waow, lying change people's brain

[@matsekratkievits4889]

My dog is a big liar One time she peed on my bed just before I took her for a walk. At first she thought I somehow knew it but when she realised I had no idea about the incident, she even faked peeing when I took her for a walk.

[@matsekratkievits4889]

xD My dog pretends she's full when I give her any kind of dogfood (with some exceptions) and once I start eating something she's like "Hey! Over here! I'm hungry as foop! Give me something!!". She sometimes barks when she does that and I don't give her anything xD

[@YukihyoShiraki]

7:15 *adjusts headband* "Believe it!"

[@Zoutsteen]

With the point that lying evolved to a superior mind you forgot the counter: truthing .... Silly as it may sound, being factual correct got people beyond religion and into space.

[@Hunnah0055]

So politicans studied the science of lying. They must be part of the courses they take

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

Yes, it's called political science. But i just assume they are always lying. It must get to the point where even they can't tell they're doing it. Imagine being related to one.

[@Hunnah0055]

*sigh*

[@shadowofthenighthawk]

HAHhahA cause politicians lie right? hahahha so funny

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

shadowofthenighthawk To think otherwise is naive.

[@grantlauzon5237]

Are some great actors and comedians pathological liars?

[@C.G91]

Grant Lauzon no but politicalions are

[@jedleas7607]

watching the video 6 years after it was posted bc i cant stop watching sci shows vids

[@luiskuronya9448]

"Believe me" I hear that a lot these days from the current commander in chief

[@siembra_cooltura]

8:12 You can see food between his teeth.

[@NoriMori1992]

+Dieter Johannes Baethge Ziegler That might be tartar or plaque.

[@commanderwaddles3483]

+NoriMori oh my XD

[@eyenewit]

+Charles Bukowski um excuse me what dentist do you go to? Fire him or her. A person should brush three times a day brushing goes with flossing twice a day is fine but you better be flossing rinsing then brushing that twice a day flossing and brushing at its minimum

[@DontYaTalkSIlly]

+Eye Newit My cats don't brush yet have pearly whites. What you put in your mouth plays a much bigger role in oral hygiene than the amount of time spent brushing your teeth.

[@TheColaGoodfellow]

This video is a huge oversimplification of the truth. People can't lie unintentionally, it's impossible, because a lie is by definition intentional. So your sources are either lieing (ironically) or oversimplifying the truth and calling what is actually a kind of honesty a lie.

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

I think your'e lying.

[@TheColaGoodfellow]

Hahah.

[@tarah5160]

I really enjoy the intro to this during the scishow theme playing maybe we could get a video on all of the things and microexpressions

[@rubikfan1]

the best way to lie, is to tell a semi-lie. that way your brain need less power. and when you turn your truth into something that could be true but did not happen, people are more likely to believe you. do things like swapping one embarasing thing for another. if you did something bad, you change it in something a bit less bad. people will believe it faster

[@s1nsaint]

I like quite often and making half, generic, lies definitely helps. They're much harder to prove wrong and it often leaves you the best possible backup plan: Faking stupid.

[@daleforty6561]

Holy shit I think I'm a pathological liar

[@Walnut500]

+William Incledon yea I got similar reaction when he started speaking about pathological liars

[@mansisingh0323]

Same

[@roofsluts]

more likely hypochondriac

[@araeside6979]

I agree City

[@101jir]

+William Incledon Don't forget that a certain amount of self-deception is typical.

[@nomad6337]

hmmmm i might be one of those extra super liars,coz i dont show any signs :D

[@khoiphan494]

The fact that you used the Lie To Me series's intro got my attention already.

[@TheWolfboy180]

I don't think that you should keep talking about pathological liars as if we weren't here. It's kinda demeaning when you act as if we're 'unnatural' or 'wrong' or 'problematic'. There are real people watching you who know that they have this condition. When you refer to us as less than normal, it feels like you're trying to shame us. And trust me, I've gotten enough of that from everyone else. So when I hear that bias from an informative channel...? Anyways, I at least hope that you add an annotation or something. I personally don't feel plotted against or shunned, but I know that other people do. Thanks.

[@readmeastory3965]

pathological liars just hurt people. nobody cares about them.

[@TheWolfboy180]

+readmeastory I don't think you realize that there are no hurtful intentions. Brains are like the machines that hold our consciousness. Would you blame someone for a faulty machine that they didn't choose? Think about it this way: Would you tell depressed people that they need to just lighten up? Would you tell obsessive-compulsive people to just leave stuff alone? Would you tell someone with a damaged Broca's area to speak up, or someone in a wheelchair to not clog the hallway? No. Of course you wouldn't. So just stop making generalizations, stop spreading hate, and please, for the millionth f**king time I've said this to someone, would you stop and take some steps in someone else's shoes before you criticize them?

[@Irixion]

+TheWolfboy180 Pathological lying in the sense that you lie, even when it totally screws and destroys other people. E,g. "No, I did not cheat on you babe.". In that case, yes. You should be shamed. Screwing other people over when they did nothing to you, especially in that context, hurtful intentions intended.

[@TheWolfboy180]

+Irixion +readmeastory Let me make something ABUNDANTLY CLEAR that apparently, NO ONE seems to understand because they are TOO BUSY making ASSUMPTIONS: PATHOLOGICAL LIARS ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL LIE IN EVERYDAY SCENARIOS. THEY ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE NO INCENTIVE TO DO SO, NOR DO THEY HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER IT. Now that we've gotten that out of the way ... Two things to note here. One - yes, pathological lying is a mental illness. It is an uncontrollable function of some brains. Lying, as Hank stated, might (actually, almost certainly) be wired into humans' brains. We just happen to have that at a higher degree than others. Second thing: it's not because we are trying to be hurtful. It's not because we lie only when it's convenient. No, that's just assholes. Trust me, there are a lot more lying assholes than pathological liars, so it's easy to think that everyone who lies in that manner is an asshole. But we are NOT, and I'm F**KING TIRED of people telling me what I am. So shut up.

[@Irixion]

TheWolfboy180 I was just referring to my ex :v. She, is one of a kind, and deserves no mercy for her shenanigans. Knowing you have a mental illness, and not doing anything about it, and then throwing people under the bus? No. Yeah, no. Just no.

[@SauceChef]

1:32, You lied there. It's monogamy not monagamy. Tryna trick us huh, you sly Hank.

[@richm6633]

I think lying to strangers just streamlines conversations. They don't know you or the context of your life, so you give them a version that is easily understood by taking advantage of common clichés and themes

[@boringcanadianamv1042]

The intro reminded me of the intro to the show 'Lie To Me', I love it