Why we're trying to spot liars the wrong way

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[@GrinningMarionette]

I meet a lot of people who claim they can always tell when someone's lying. But it's kind of ridiculous, because inherently, they wouldn't notice someone lied to them if they missed it, and if someone told the truth and they perceived it as a lie, then they perceive themselves to be correct even when they're not. It's a very silly statement to make.

[@scorpiss9]

+BoundJackalope they're lying to themselves and are unable to tell it.

[@TigreXspalterLP]

+BoundJackalope Prime example for Conformation Bias :D

[@Seafalcon0007]

In my experience, those people are easy to deceive. Really easy. Their irrational overconfidence is so great a weakness they don't even realize it.

[@rhysbaker7456]

Seafalcon0007 (ooh, someone's thinks they're better than yoouuu!)

[@gerRule]

They're obviously lying to you

[@LucyLynette]

I'm so glad the shift away from relying on a standardized list of body language cues is happening. I've been accused of or suspected of lying based on that hogwash multiple times, just because I am uncomfortable with sustained eye contact, and if I have any distracting thing in my line of sight when I'm trying to remember something, I stand no chance of focusing on the memory enough to see the image of it in my mind. So I look away A LOT. People tend to read it as dishonesty, when it's really just an introvert whose memory operates on a catalog of poorly organized images (mostly still images, but not entirely).

[@uhorne]

I agree. I'm a bit trained in body language and it really isn't possible to make a standardised list. There could be many reasons for each cue. Spotting lies from body language is pretty difficult. Even for trained people

[@mrarky8958]

I was going to respond in much of the same manner. I am a naturally lonesome individual, so when people see me by myself on my computer, they will often glare at me, as if to believe that I am a psycho, creep or general crook. I really hate when people do that.

[@ZzzRoofus]

the only way you can spot a liar is if you know the truth yourself. period.

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

False, just listen to what vendors are telling you.

[@kaishadowninja5989]

JJ K hahah

[@BrisLS1]

I have to agree with this more, now that so much of what we do is digital. i.e. it is very easy to lie over text messaging. The liar has plenty of time to react to increased 'cognitive load', and fact-checking is the only way to know. My friend says he's at his palatial beach estate, and I drive by his regular house only to notice all modes of transportation are parked outside. So I spot the lie, but I have to do some work to do so, albeit not much work.

[@coweatsman]

The old "eye contact" cue is unreliable for some cultures. Some cultures discourage eye contact or will only permit eye contact between individuals at the same social level or of a dominant people over less socially dominant and never shall the less dominant make eye contact with his social superior. Even with that aside for different cultural groups a reluctance to make eye contact could signal shyness or anxiety unrelated to untruthfulness.

[@ginak5802]

Exactly, I'm very shy/awkward in public. I look back at myself and cringe a lot. I wasn't lying, I just don't know how to interact "properly" ...

[@The_Server_ong]

The proper way is to be your natural self unfiltered no matter who you are around. The key is to not let the situation you are in rule the way you feel. Choose to feel confident and comfortable around anyone anywhere. It requires practice, but that is the fun part. Talk to strangers as much as possible and you will naturally open up and feel good about doing it not scared and anxious about situations you'll get in. Awkward becomes a myth. You belong wherever you stand that is why you are alive

[@marleenaulry4802]

I have a tendency to not look directly at people's faces when I'm talking to them. But that's because my A.D.D. makes my eyes wonder around the room.

[@Corn0nTheCobb]

Those sound like stupid cultures that I want nothing to do with

[@Yewon2001]

I like that. I had a cop accuse me of lying and he searched my car. The reality is I was just nervous. I filed a complaint against him but of course nothing came of it. Some people are just very good liars and are hard to detect but most people its not that hard to spot.

[@robotaustin12]

Never talk to police. never let them search you or your car. never answer any questions. film everything.

[@Yewon2001]

***** Bingo

[@monkeydude952]

Yewon2001 I like to think it's consistency. Some people will behave differently if they're lying because they think it will help sell their lie. A stranger or someone you don't know very well will have no idea you're lying in any case and can only make assumptions. But you might find a family member can spot it more easily because they know how you behave normally. I'm not an emotional person at all so there's never a clear indication whether or not I'm lying to someone. No one I know has ever been able to tell when I'm lying to them, which doesn't always act in my favour since it's typically a defense mechanism. There's also pathological liars who are easy to spot on the basis that they lie so often that you have a good chance of guessing right when you confront them. Once you catch them out the first few times that's pretty much it for them. However, they are very good at crafting false stories, so catching them out might be much easier said than done.

[@BiteSizePsych]

Hey guys, I know this one's a bit short so I'm uploading another video (roughly the same length) some time this week. If you want to know more about the meta-analysis, I've put a link in the description to the study. You can see just how many of the stereotypical lying cues don't hold up (and a few surprising ones that do like pupil dilation). If you want to know a bit more about what the statistics in that meta-analysis mean, here's a quick summary: The d-value is a measure of the effect size. For example, if avoiding eye contact had a large effect size, it would mean on average, liars avoid eye contact a lot more than truth tellers. If avoiding eye contact had a small effect size, it would mean on average, liars avoid eye contact only a little bit more than truth tellers. The reason why I say that "by conventional standards these signs are barely perceiveable" is that the average d value of the 22 signs is d=0.26 (excluding cooperativeness and warmness). By conventional standards d=0.20 is a small effect size. How small? Well, imagine the height difference between a 15 year old and 16 year old girl. It's barely perceivable but it's still there. This height difference is equivalent to d=0.2. So the same can be said about lie detection. It's barely perceivable and hence very unreliable. That's it :) Take care and I'll see you guys soon.

[@wrenchpotato2536]

Yay!

[@dimbulb23]

Good video. But now I'm not sure if I can believe it was truthful. So I guess it was pretty effective too.

[@Doubled952]

I actually have a friend that makes up stories or lies on a regular basis (it's nothing serious) but if I listen to the story and ask questions more than his body language it's easier to tell if it's a lie

[@dappermuis5002]

I avoid eye contact with people quite a lot. And it is not because of lying. I get nervous or anxious more easily than most people. Especially in situations or places I'm not familiar with, especially if having to deal with lots of people and having a time limit to be somewhere. Which can also lead to me having a sensory overload. Then I can appear a bit spacey. Like I'm high on something, when I am not. I have Aspergers a mild form of Autism.

[@sharonneedlesfreedomsnotfr813]

Thats ok nobodys high all the time..;)

[@graydation]

The problem with studies about "spotting a liar" is they do not work in a real world environment... That alone creates an atmosphere that is not conducive to a person who is more intuitive actually spotting a real liar. And in my opinion it is easier to train a person to lie without being detected than it would be to teach a person to spot a liar.

[@rukeyburg1084]

I have a silly story. Once my schoolmate burped and it was very loud. (silly yes) I felt pretty awkward because there were girls sitting almost next to us and they heard it. I laughed a bit, because my schoolmate was just going on eating. I looked at them smiling awkwardly, and they said I was it which was not. They saw my laugh, my awkardness so one of them just said "You are a bad liar" and they walked away. My schoolmate didn't notice almost anything. I was like, "Why do I laugh at the most stupid things?" And said to myself she spots a liar the wrong way only because of my laugh. So don't rely on body language which this video concluded itself. Laughing/smiling awkwardly doesn't mean someone lies to you.

[@firippumartinezu1782]

Your comment confused me at, "and they said I was it which was not", because I didn't understand what "it" was. I would say "they said I burped but I didn't." Good story though.

[@rukeyburg1084]

Correction: "and they said I was it, (who burped instead of my schoolmate) which was not. Yeah I'm dutch :P

[@firippumartinezu1782]

That's better. Your English is very good! I was just trying to help. :)

[@casparheeneman6803]

As if the Dutch are generally that bad at grammar.

[@marcusfuriuscamillus7242]

lol you're trying so hard to convince yourself that you didn't burp, that you are here writing essays about it on KZbin. Years later. It's not even that embarrassing man, just accept it and move on.

[@calebdunlap2656]

Finally! I'm glad someone finally said, and supported this. But I rely a lot on who the person is, and other factors, to figure out if they're lying. I know it isn't easy to tell with strangers, but it isn't often that I'll need to spot a stranger lying ti me, either.

[@asdf7108]

Not sure if hes lying or tellin the truth..

[@rawr333r]

i thought the same thing

[@jimmyr545]

the best way to spot a liar is to check facts, ask questions, and look for things that don't make sense

[@tomato_tom]

And some people are better liars because they can handle that cognitive stress better.

[@coweatsman]

How do you tell the difference between cognitive stress and a naturally nervous person.

[@LUchesi]

Just as there are plenty of people who have trouble carrying on a conversation, it seems that this is the same flaw in the long-run as looking for fidgeting or nervous facial expressions. Anyone who knows what you look for in liars will know well enough if they want to put themselves in a situation where they might end up lying; based on their personal ability to do such a task. It's interesting that one of the most basic principals of studies done in colleges is varying the pool of participants when it's very often well-adjusted people who are(very likely) students themselves(under a different kind of stress than most people) that are drawn from.

[@healthcare234]

my favs channels so far, please upload more 😢

[@raymondbanton9365]

ikr

[@_Xroud]

+Time/Space These are high quality and well researched videos they take time. But same here, could watch these all day.

[@edi9892]

I find it funny that eye-contact and fidgeting are stressed a lot, when quite a number of people simply cannot look anyone in the eye and even more people get nervous at cops, especially when they were harassed before (held up so that they couldn't come in time...).

[@MacZephyrZ]

I have horrible, horrible social anxiety. I always worry that I'll look suspicious to a security guard because of it, and that always makes me even more nervous than I already am. I thankfully haven't run any issues because of that yet, but I still worry that one day I will.

[@CzechRiot]

Trying to spot a liar is equivalent to trying to knock someone out in a fight. There may be "moves", there may be "tactics", but in the end the most important factor is each person's competence and skills/talent. Also, there's the problem that social life, or social norms, force pretty much everyone to "lie" to a certain extent, by having to act, to play certain roles, to have etiquette, to filter out constantly thoughts and impulses. Politeness is mostly lying. But in investigative tasks, the lie is usually a story, and that's when it's possible to use tactics and skills to detect a liar. Not because the person is lying, but because the story becomes inconsistent.

[@whmozart]

repeating the story backwards is genius!

[@RP0415]

Power stuff. How anyone can dislike this video boggles my mind.

[@cookingonthego9422]

this whole airport security thing is mostly for people to feel safe and it kinda works.

[@pootlovato8285]

Oh you watch adam ruins everything too

[@blu-]

Poot Lovato Of course, It's great!

[@cookingonthego9422]

Yes i watch adam ruins stuff and its great.

[@LittleUni]

Honestly, they don't even scan you bags properly. I accidentally brought a knife onto 4 different planes, going through security each time, and no one even noticed. Or maybe they did notice and just didn't care. Either way, I brought a weapon onto 4 planes. If I were someone else or just a little bit more mentally scarred, shit would probably have gone DOWN in those planes.

[@FindecanorNotGmail]

You can't tell when someone is lying if that person feels entitled to lie to you and is dedicated to fool you. That's how psychopaths and pathological liars succeed; it is only through comparing their words to what is plausible in reality that they can be exposed. The other way around, you could mistake someone for lying if that person shows emotional distress towards anything during the conversation. But it could really be about anything - a recollection of a bad memory, or that the person just does not like you.

[@bloodsord9]

thanks. I'll be a better liar now

[@bigowl9408]

I found this very interesting as a policeman told me years ago that a guy they had arrested, exhibited all the so called guilty signs to such a degree, they were almost prepared to convict him within the first five minuets of the interrogation with the limited evidence that they had on the point of arrest!, Only to find the man was as innocent as the day is long. It was this arrest of this particular individual that reinforced his belief in upholding the niceties of the law that states a suspect is innocent until truely proven guilty.

[@sergiusprintar5491]

another experiment was: have the word 'Blue' written in lets say Chinese but with Red ink. Then asking the person what color it is. If the person knew the language "blue" was written in, they would have a harder time saying its "red" than someone that had no clue and just sees symbols or random letters

[@Taevarth]

Sometimes when I sense someone is being too nice (in a fake way) or just lying in general, my head gets tingly the more they talk.

[@itisdevonly]

A video on lie detection and no mention whatsoever of microexpressions? I'm disappointed.

[@BiteSizePsych]

:/ I've definitely heard of it and tried doing some research on it. But I read a few sources that dismissed it as lacking quality evidence so I decided not to mention it. Looking back, I could maybe have added a small part on it... Oh well. You can check out what some people have said here www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1en9bc/is_there_any_solid_scientific_evidence_that/

[@itisdevonly]

Interesting. Yeah, it probably would have been nice to at least mention it. I'd heard about it before in college, but I was under the impression it was more reliable than it actually seems to be, at least judging by the reddit thread you gave. That's why it would have been nice to see mention of it in the video, to get a sense of the research for and against its validity.

[@peves-]

Micro expressions are not a proven science. I get the feeling you have been watching a show called "lie to me" a little too much.

[@itisdevonly]

+-PEves- How presumptive of you. Actually, micro-expressions were something I learned about while studying at university. Every heard of Paul Ekman? A lot of his research is on micro-expressions. Their use in lie detection may be reaching, but it's not like it doesn't exist at all in the scientific research. I've seen Lie to Me, though long after I learned about micro-expressions, and I know that show relies on bullshit. That's how TV shows generally work. Even when they're based on a small fragment of truth, the majority is usually bs.

[@Feriin]

+-PEves- Yeah, and gravity isn't a proven science either, it's still a theory. I get the feeling that you put too much faith in certain things when you shouldn't.

[@Kanfachan]

We all know it's very difficult to spot liars in real life. A lot of the time is because we simply are not expecting to be lied to, so we have our defenses down and just get blindsided by a liar(s). Another reason is that we want to believe the person lying to us because of previous positive experiences or emotional ties with the them. We may also suspect somebody is lying to us but have no way of proving it. And some people are exceptional at lying because they're able to simulate and dissimulate with relative ease.

[@MelodyLiuJade]

BuzzFeed posted a video with people lying, and asked you to guess who lied. I intended to watch their body language using the "rules" I learned, and ended getting almost all of them wrong.

[@ARTexplains]

If you ask self-reported "experts" (such as cops, lawyers, etc.) if they are good at detecting deception, they will be very confident in their judgements, despite only being roughly as good as any average person at detecting deception. Experts do seem to exist though, as some studies show 80 to 90% accuracy under certain conditions with trained deception detectors. (psycnet.apa.org/journals/lhb/32/4/339/)

[@deltaxcd]

This is because they torture their victims until they break. With same reasoning we could claim that Inquisitors were bets experts in detecting lies because their witch detection accuracy ration was 100%. No witch managed to fool an inquisitor ever LOL

[@GlitterPixi3]

I struggle at telling honest stories probably in order, let alone backwards. I'm super likely tell a story and be like "wait that wasn't it" and change it (which I feel if a liar trait) so.. TSA please don't stop me ever

[@crystalgarrett3071]

GlitterPixi3 | I feel that a liar would try to avoid doing that just to make sure they don't reveal themselves, even if they realize afterwards their lie makes no sense.

[@roguedogx]

I find an additional method that can make it easier is asking them to drive. asking someone to lie and drive is asking a lot, and while they might be able to do it, its not very effective. However this can be negated somewhat with prior prep, if the lair knows that they are going to be telling this story to someone in advance, they can have the story mapped out, rehearse it, and commit it to memory. this causes it to act more like a memory which makes it much harder to spot.

[@danmac9098]

To spot a liar you need to know the way they normally behave and notice if they are acting different. It is nearly impossible to tell if someone you have never talked to before or never met before is lying.

[@SebbySenpai]

The best way to spot a liar is when somebody goes into *TOO* much detail. A story that sounds too in-depth and detailed is a huge red flag, especially if it just gets more and more complicated as they talk.

[@Jamie-rh1sv]

+Sir Sebastian And if they trip up when they talk, like "On Saturday, no, no, on Sunday, I totally went to this sick bar... blah"

[@cathyschneider2126]

Some people replay scenarios almost as videos in their minds. This means all these details are part and parcel of their answer. Also, people who tend to break down issues into complex stages are less likely to be comfortable with simple "yes" and "no" answers. These people might be working to be strictly objective, citing numerous details to back up their observations.

[@cptant7610]

Yeah, I always found the best way to spot liars is to keep asking those pesky questions and see if their story stays coherent

[@leeannturley8737]

This method doesn't work. Eventually, even the non-liar gives up and admits to a crime just to satisfy his/her desire to flee.

[@EdWoodJr1956]

Even if your story is perfectly consistent, the lie spotter will tell you that it isn't, just to rattle you. You're not supposed to lie to them, but they can lie to you.

[@irecruitfish7410]

Don't rely on body language. This is so true...personally I've always been a bit shy during first meetings and do not make good eye contact especially with hot looking fish.

[@insidetrip101]

How do you spot a liar? You find the truth for yourself.

[@monkeydude952]

Whilst being very deceptive myself I've found it very difficult to tell when someone is lying to me. I either overanalyze what's being said or it goes straight over my head. You'd think being good at lying would make you better at spotting other liars. Apparently not.

[@DanielGilchristYT]

Two questions, if you don't mind, Why do you identify as a liar, or as a "very deceptive" person? How is that working for you?

[@monkeydude952]

***** I only use it as a defense mechanism. It sometimes goes against my better judgement wherein I want to say something but I automatically lie to try and escape the situation. But being able to make people believe whatever you tell them is still a very useful skill.

[@weaponizedpizza8825]

wait if taking up brain memory makes it harder to lie, and memes get stuck in your head and take up memory... DANK MEMES VS CORPORATE EVILS!

[@101jir]

I knew a guy though that was amazing at spotting tells! It was actually his occupation as a casino dealer. Played some cards with him once, and only rarely could I get a bluff past him. I'm sure he used the cards themselves to some degree as well, and maybe by telling us how good he was right off the bat, it had the effect of cognitive overloading and our tells became even more obvious. Still, even with minimal card knowledge (the first few rounds of "BS" with about 6 players), he caught my lies about 95% of the time, and only once in all of my games with him combined falsely called BS. The first game I played with him, he seemed average, probably figuring us out. From the second game on, he was unbeatable. I tried a lot of stuff to throw him, being as stoic as possible, trying to fake a tell (when I was making an honest play), and more. Nothing worked. There is something to the idea that people have tells, but I don't think there are any universal rules like science tries to devise. However, I think the idea that we have tells is completely valid, and it is just matter of observing the person for a time, learning what their tells are, and then using that.

[@vortexshift5146]

Spotting a terrorist without them revealing themselves would prove rather difficult and sometimes impossible....

[@VasselofGod2]

"it's surprising that so much money was spent on a program with almost no scientific basis" why is this at all surprising? I mean, I'm not trying to criticize the video, but it seems completely expected to me that large sums of money would be thrown into the garbage can on things which will do nothing

[@awesomeman3750]

"Asking to tell their stories backwards" what

[@SadButter]

I'm guessing he doesn't mean that a person who claims to have been to the store should say "erots ot eht tnew I" Instead I think he means that they would first say "I noticed we were out of milk, so I went to the store. When I got there I saw a hobo robbing the cash register and later I saw him getting beat up by Liam Neeson." Then they would say "I saw Liam Neeson beat up a hobo who robbed a store earlier. I saw it with my own eyes because I had to buy milk since I noticed earlier my fridge was empty." If that explanation makes it easier to understand.

[@YHWHsam]

I love how liar and liberal are right next to each other in the dictionary 1:37

[@jerryshann]

Based on these theories there's an interviewing technique called Controlled Cognitive Engagement which has been found to make TSA agents significantly better at detecting liars when compared to their base accuracy

[@kalashnakov0477]

Anyone remembers the scene with the detective (Bill Duke) in "Menace II Society" when we caught the lead character lying. The infamous "You done f#$ked up" line.

[@Mantosasto]

I love to tell the truth and make people think I'm lying, it's pretty funny when they realize I was indeed not lying.

[@lizatanzawa7910]

Thank you! I have "lying" body language even when I'm NOT lying!

[@kylepreston317]

Im surprised you didn't site Paul Ekman, his research in this field is by far the most advanced

[@tacapoba1260]

You also tend to be more accurate detecting a lie if only listening to the voice and relying on your intuition, rather than looking for body language cues. Liars tend to speak in past passive tense with more personal pronouns, have less details (esp. less words related to their lie), less time flow, and make less mistakes when speaking, according to a recent study by Matsumoto & Hwang (2014).

[@anthonysacarello9095]

This just changed my whole life

[@teamrabbitalec]

The only body language that actually works is when you look at someone who knows that they did something to you. That person doesn't respond by turning to you. When someone hasn't done anything that person will look at you.

[@WhynoMoral]

It actually always depend on the situation whether you can rely on body language.

[@mzlww]

I have anxiety and i get "random checks" and have to go talk in the back each time i travel. Why? I fidget, i dont meet their eyes. Im nice tho. Just have anxiety.

[@EpicBenjo]

Soooo what's the right way?

[@richard32536]

What if telling the truth is stressful?

[@suparki12]

Well, I'm pretty sure that every time someone crosses their fingers while telling me what I want to hear, they're lying.

[@DrPatrickKingsep]

Such a good video topic - spotting a liar! We could all benefit from understanding how to spot someone lying as quickly as possible :)

[@UltimatePerfection]

Thank you for teaching me how to lie better.

[@davidlawrence4467]

The problem here is that airport security people don't have the time to engage in conversations to detect cognitive loading. Can you imagine the delays? In any case, although this is hardly a scientific conclusion, perhaps the reason no terrorists have been detected (1:30) is because they have been deterred from attempted hijacking.

[@arete7884]

So in a nutshell lying is a good workout for the brain.

[@virtualnuke-bl5ym]

A liar will probably have a huge fact that could've helped their case straight from the start, but if they told the truth, it would've been the first thing they said. For example - Lair - I didn't do it! Person - can you prove it? Lair - well yeah! I was over there the whole time! Person - really? Well this guy says otherwise. Liar - Well it was my grandmas funeral so that's why I couldn't have done it! Truth guy - I didn't do it! Person - can you prove it? Truth guy - yeah! I was at my grandmas funeral, and therefore couldn't have done it.

[@Ulas_Aldag]

I hate people who act like they already know everything important in.

[@kdmc40]

The reason it is difficult to spot a liar is because we are all liars! If you don't believe me just try to tell the total truth for the next 24 hours and see where it gets you.

[@kozlorog]

> Liar straight under it: >Liberal Spot on, my friend!

[@allisonschempf2230]

Interesting video. I am on the autism spectrum and look "normal," but still tend to fidget and avoid eye contact at times. I can verbalize complex thoughts more easily when I close my eyes or look away, and I'm sure it looks suspicious to people who don't know me very well. Lying doesn't come naturally to me and the cognitive load is ultimately unsustainable. I have learned the hard way how to tell convincing "white lies" that are occasionally necessary. Overall though, if I tell a complex story forwards and backwards, it's likely to sound jumbled but will be the truth.

[@kermitthefrog614]

They only time people can tell someone is lying when they are being awkward and dishonest on purpose. Don't ask dumb questions you won't get a dumb answer. A true liar has the ability to cause the victim to go into delusional mode. Meaning all facts are there but still believe the lie or what's being told.

[@MsEauRouge]

Turns out watching 2 seasons of "lie to me" wasn't a well spent time( Oh well

[@Foretelling]

Studies have shown that liars actually make _more_ eye contact than truth tellers.

[@keithcostin2279]

best way to spot a liar is to openly trust everything they are saying .. if their not telling you the truth or making up a story you will start to feel really uneasy and a little creep't out by the sound of there voice and all round attitude .. know it sounds far fetched but trust is the best way to spot a liar in action .. try it out .. trust every one and you'll soon be told by the liar that they are untrust worthy also you'll start having bad dreams about them as in them harming you or the like ..

[@tortture3519]

I do that myself and usually later think that a person was lying.

[@HarrisonMartinson]

When I can, I get them to admit the lie. I made up this method myself, however I don't know if someone else has thought of it before me. Anyways, this is my method: Lie that you have proof, like "I saw you do it". If they try to justify it or make another lie to cover it up, you know that they are lying. It's very simple.

[@cpnewcheats]

And how do you know the lie they told to justify themselves is a lie? Like for example, you say you saw them do whatever, and they tell you they didnt do it because they were at home at the time you say you saw them. How do you know they weren't at home?

[@HarrisonMartinson]

cpnewcheats True, but I said "When I can".

[@cpnewcheats]

But in that case you don't really know, but it is a good method to use against someone unexperienced in lying though

[@HarrisonMartinson]

cpnewcheats Oh, I just realized that I partially missed your point earlier. I understand now. I guess there's not really a way to prove if they would make a cover-up like that or not. I think the liar in question would think you're telling the truth, at least in a one-on-one conversation, especially if you rarely lie and/or are kind. There's a lot of variables.

[@Berus7777]

The narrator's accent was so thick it impeded the effectiveness of this video.

[@FireOccator]

Finally, someone talks about this pseudo science bullshit that I have been arguing with people all the time. The only ways I know how to spot liars is logic and searching for intentions. Also, the people that I know are usually the easiest because they give out certain tails when they lie.

[@arvindian]

thank u bro.. keep up the good work... we learn a lot from u

[@user-tx2ql7yv5o]

How to spot a lie: They say everything in too much detail, or when you say they are lying they make a weird face and are like "No...................? Of course i'm not lying! Why would I.......?"

[@TheSqoad]

What if the person refuses to tell the story backwards? Is that a sign of lying? Or that they just think you are making an unreasonable request?

[@caroljohns5677]

The body language of a person who has DECIDED to lie and told themselves they would lie will not be different, or will differ very little, from telling the truth. If you question this conclusion, watch politicians.

[@alvideos2145]

Cognitive loading? What if someone just thinks slow, and makes sure they get all the details? I don't know if this will work either, and what might work well on someone might have backwards results on someone else. You did not go into how often someone might think it is a lie when it is not.

[@royheerland7657]

I subscribed after watching some of your videos. I'm looking forward to watch tons of your videos, hehe

[@Thats_Cool_Jack]

lol I love how "liberal" is right below "liar" 1:14

[@SD-tj5dh]

I have a feeling you made this video to mislead your missus of that whirlwind affair you're having...

[@mrmerhtin3625]

isn't that what police do when interrogating? ask you questions from the middle of the story then the start then the end then the middle until you stumble? thanks for the video!

[@coweatsman]

There's a problem with endless questioning and that is with enough retellings a sequence of events as recalled will genuinely change in the mind of the teller without any intent of deceit. Each time you tell a story you unintentionally edit it. That can happen without the knowledge of the story teller. After 10 hours of questioning interrogators can then jump in and declare inconsistency. Then the suspect will concede he's not exactly sure and then slowly break down, be stressed and continue to change his story until the interrogators and happy and sign away his liberty. In facts suspects can even end up believing they are guilty when they are not. The interrogator may not know the confession is false. He might not be aware that he had an active role in "re-editing" the account. Both the interrogator and suspect may believe the finally arrived at account. That's between 2 people. What happens when thousands are involved or even millions are involved cooperating in story manufacturing quiet honestly. Thus we have hysterias and witch hunts. The child care hysteria a 20 years ago, the alien abductions, the MPD hysteria and today the campus rape hysteria.

[@MinerKitten]

I can tell if my friend is tricking me when they say "Have this gum" and the gum looks terrible

[@dpscomposer]

This is interesting to hear since I've watched "lie to me" on netflix.

[@itskelvinn]

Some of that was bullshit. Interesting show though

[@normanm11]

I can almost always spot a liar , mainly because I am a great liar.

[@katerinsalguero5664]

you can get a lie by telling another lie.

[@francescodellamorte9788]

all because is not about finding the lie, ITS ABOUT CONTROL they lie

[@kephalian]

Just for comparison Delayed Auditory Feedback which increases the Cognitive load of a person while hearing can accurately spot a non organic Hearing loss (malingerer).

[@lAmAwsome]

Didn't you have a video about lying? Which one was it?

[@NoctugasArts]

Great video! But what about micro-expressions? Are they totally included in body language? :)

[@MorrisonEnterprise]

I thought you spotted liars by putting on a blindfold and listening to their heartbeat.

[@cdot32]

Good one.

[@youtubeisyourgod1872]

daredevil season two wasn;t bad, cept the elekra parts, afdter that i read all 71 punisher max series....tight i am god and i approve this message

[@PANDYGaming1]

Yeah but I feel like I am using more cognitive effort to try and make sure it sounds like I am actually not lying...

[@InvestingAwee]

very useful information.

[@nx7188]

Watch *Lie to Me* on Netflix.. It's amazing!

[@dustinb1346]

I'm sure people have other thoughts but I'm somewhat a chronic liar, (usually just make up stories for no reason) and it truly all depends. I think that if you're lying over nothing that you'll have an easier time than if it's about something more serious (this could also just be common sense so if so sorry)

[@dustinb1346]

But I also think because liars have awareness as to what the behavioral side effects are that they'll act as "normal" as possible

[@dustinb1346]

Last thing, I think the "telling your story backwards" concept is interesting but would only work and specific situations. K done lol

[@302shmed]

Was this a reupload?

[@AsiniusNaso]

What about implicit attitude tests?

[@Relatablename]

Cognitive loading won't be a reliable way of telling a lie. People who are confident and are good at improvising under pressure could blitz something like telling their lie backwards, whereas others who are hyper aware that they might be falsely accused of lying could start displaying symptoms of a liar, getting nervous, forgetting details, sweat, etc., regardless of whether their story is true or not. These body signs are obviously not good indicators of lying, but do correlate with the person's state of mind, meaning that they will crack like eggs when an interrogator starts putting any kind of mental strain on them. And what about psycho/sociopaths? We can't even tell who they are, let alone check if they're lying. They are the most at risk of harming others, and yet would easily pass any kind of lie test due to their lack of empathy, simulating a completely nonchalant attitude and putting on the world's best poker face. We are years from devising any strategy to stop them, apart from asking nicely. Guess it's back to the drawing board people.

[@thearcanearcade4923]

It's Atleast more reliable than what we have now

[@chrisj403]

The backwards story makes little sense to me. I've caught lying most when I don't let them know I'm on to them, I listen closely and poke holes in their story without telling them. If you just out of the blue said "tell that backwards!" They would think that you were a lunatic, or just weird. If I was having a conversation with someone and they asked me to tell it all again backwards I would say: "Fuck? I don't know, why do you want it backwards?" I would then think they don't really care what I'm saying and not talk to them.

[@mksabourinable]

THANK. YOU. I'm autistic and you have no idea how many people think I'm fucking lying all the goddamn time. Because I pretty much never make eye contact and I'm always fidgeting - but that's because I'm autistic, not because I'm lying! In fact _because_ I'm autistic, I'm actually more honest lol (like I can still definitely lie, but I'm more likely to tell the truth, especially if caught off guard or even just because I forgot that in the situation I'm not supposed to be honest. Social rules are a fucking mess. So if I'm tired I sometimes lose track of the ones I've learned.) Although interestingly enough, I'm pretty decent at telling when someone _else_ is lying. Not the casual type of lying (I'm actually worse at that than most people), but the type of lying that people think of when you talk about lying. Probably because I've spent so much of my life trying to hide shit (just my autism/autistic traits, nothing insidious), so I can tell when someone else is putting on a show. It's funny: people always think the wrong thing about eye contact. A good indicator of a liar is that they are making more eye contact than normal. My observation is probably, again, due to my autism, and hyper oberserving behaviour and body language to learn what I'm supposed to do. So I learned that constant eye contact is creepy, and minimal/no eye contact is suspicious (or at least an indicator of nervousness). So in trying to figure out how much eye contact people are _supposed_ to make, I started taking note of when people would and wouldn't. But when you're lying, you're so focused on looking like you're not, that you just maintain eye contact, terrified to look away. Another one is mildly exaggerated engagement. The body language/expressions/tones of voice that are related to agreement and comraderie will be slightly more forced and pronounced. They'll nod more for example. That or they become more defensive, but that's usually if they are a terrible liar, most people know not to do that. There's a few others, but they are exteremely situationally based. Although in general; all of this person/situationally based. Some people naturally struggle with "engaged listening" behaviours, so for all conversation they do what I mentioned above. Others are just _like_ that. Which is why I was using words like "more", because the level of those behaviours is based on the person. So for example I'd have a much harder time telling if a stranger was lying than if someone I knew was lying. But even then: There are a few things. But it's kinda hard to describe in writing. Especially because I'm pretty tired rn tbh

[@twistedbydsign99]

cognitive loading wont work when trying to catch a cheating spouse. They will notice the uptick in questions and hide the behavior.

[@moiseswahnonmaman3694]

Somehow I just assumed paul ekman's work on lie-spotting was well supported... There is a big issue, that most research is not one with real-life lies, but I'll take to mind not to rely only on body language.

[@coweatsman]

Especially eye contact. Shyness or culture come into play. Some Australian aborigines view eye contact as rude.

[@marcusfuriuscamillus7242]

gotta spot these aborigines lies