🧵How to spot a lie in under 10 seconds:
Most people suck at detecting deception.
But their body doesn’t lie—even when their mouth does.
Here’s how to read it (and to use it):
Most people suck at detecting deception.
But their body doesn’t lie—even when their mouth does.
Here’s how to read it (and to use it):
🧵 1. Their first reaction is the real tell
During my time as an interrogator I went through years of training/practical experience on the different methods of detecting deception. One of the easiest ways to do this (and hardest for them to hide) was through their body language.
Why? Because it’s involuntary for all but the most extreme of psychopaths.
Watch their face before they answer.
The truth hits the body first, but only for a microsecond—eyes widen, lips tighten, shoulders shift, their nose scrunches.
Then they try to put the mask back on.
During my time as an interrogator I went through years of training/practical experience on the different methods of detecting deception. One of the easiest ways to do this (and hardest for them to hide) was through their body language.
Why? Because it’s involuntary for all but the most extreme of psychopaths.
Watch their face before they answer.
The truth hits the body first, but only for a microsecond—eyes widen, lips tighten, shoulders shift, their nose scrunches.
Then they try to put the mask back on.
🧵 2. They hate long pauses
Let them speak, then go silent.
Most liars hate silence.A truthful person explains, but a liar performs.
Let them fill the dead air—they’ll either oversell or trip up. Pause reflectively, as if you’re trying to formulate your next question or make notes - doesn’t matter if you’re just scribbling in your notepad.
Let them speak, then go silent.
Most liars hate silence.A truthful person explains, but a liar performs.
Let them fill the dead air—they’ll either oversell or trip up. Pause reflectively, as if you’re trying to formulate your next question or make notes - doesn’t matter if you’re just scribbling in your notepad.
🧵3. Watch for mouth-covering or, lip licking, or unusual blinking
This one is primal. The brain knows the mouth is about to betray it, so it will subconsciously try to hide it. If they lick their lips prior to speaking or look like as if they’re trying to accommodate for a dry mouth, chances are they’re being deceptive.
The average blink rate for adults is somewhere between 14-17 blinks per minute. Eye contact is hard for some but good liars believe eye contact is key. If they stare wide-eyed while speaking followed by a flurry of blinking afterwards, this is indicative of deceptive behavior.
Excessive grooming, such as stroking of the hair or lint-picking will manifest itself here too.
This one is primal. The brain knows the mouth is about to betray it, so it will subconsciously try to hide it. If they lick their lips prior to speaking or look like as if they’re trying to accommodate for a dry mouth, chances are they’re being deceptive.
The average blink rate for adults is somewhere between 14-17 blinks per minute. Eye contact is hard for some but good liars believe eye contact is key. If they stare wide-eyed while speaking followed by a flurry of blinking afterwards, this is indicative of deceptive behavior.
Excessive grooming, such as stroking of the hair or lint-picking will manifest itself here too.
🧵 4. Their feet and body positioning never lie
Some people can fake eye contact.
Sometimes they may be able to fake tone.
But their feet? They will point toward the exit—or toward who they really want to be near. Truthful people want to be heard and understood but a liar wants to find the quickest exit out of the conversation they can. If their body is angled toward the door, you are probably dealing with someone who is a bad liar and knows it.
Congruence is key. If the words say one thing but the face, body, and gestures say another? Believe the body and dig deeper.
Look for crossed legs, crossed arms, or body positioning looking to put something—anything—between you and them as a measure of safety.
Some people can fake eye contact.
Sometimes they may be able to fake tone.
But their feet? They will point toward the exit—or toward who they really want to be near. Truthful people want to be heard and understood but a liar wants to find the quickest exit out of the conversation they can. If their body is angled toward the door, you are probably dealing with someone who is a bad liar and knows it.
Congruence is key. If the words say one thing but the face, body, and gestures say another? Believe the body and dig deeper.
Look for crossed legs, crossed arms, or body positioning looking to put something—anything—between you and them as a measure of safety.
🧵 5. Rehearsed = red flag.
Real memories are messy. If the story is too smooth, too scripted, and comes with perfect timing—It’s been practiced. This is a common tactic of people who *think* they are good at lying.
Watch for changes in verb tense. Remember—they are speaking about events that already took place. A truthful person may jump back and forth in the story trying to remember details, but they will always speak about the event in past verb tense.
“Good” liars will tell you a portion of the story which might be true, speaking in the past tense, all the way up to the point in the story where they are being deceptive. A sudden change to present tense verbs is a sign of deception.
Real memories are messy. If the story is too smooth, too scripted, and comes with perfect timing—It’s been practiced. This is a common tactic of people who *think* they are good at lying.
Watch for changes in verb tense. Remember—they are speaking about events that already took place. A truthful person may jump back and forth in the story trying to remember details, but they will always speak about the event in past verb tense.
“Good” liars will tell you a portion of the story which might be true, speaking in the past tense, all the way up to the point in the story where they are being deceptive. A sudden change to present tense verbs is a sign of deception.
🧵 7. Liars deflect to emotion.
Truth tells facts. Lies sell feelings. If someone “just can’t believe you’d even ask that,” they’re usually trying to manipulate, not clarify.
When they get defensive instead of confused, they’re hiding something.
The innocent get confused.
The guilty get offended.
Truth tells facts. Lies sell feelings. If someone “just can’t believe you’d even ask that,” they’re usually trying to manipulate, not clarify.
When they get defensive instead of confused, they’re hiding something.
The innocent get confused.
The guilty get offended.
🧵 8. Ask the same question twice, but differently.
A liar will give the same words.
A truthful person will give the same story.
This is also a good time to reflect on any body language clues or micro-facial expression you may have missed the first time
A liar will give the same words.
A truthful person will give the same story.
This is also a good time to reflect on any body language clues or micro-facial expression you may have missed the first time
Bonus: The best interrogators never ask direct questions.
They let people talk.
Truth always sounds casual.
Lies sound like speeches.
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They let people talk.
Truth always sounds casual.
Lies sound like speeches.
⸻
💡 If you liked this, follow @darkMAGAphone
I cover body language, interrogation tactics, and how to bend the truth without breaking it. I also cover Neuro-linguistic programming and body mirroring for building subconscious trust.
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