Former libertarian. Body language/interrogation expert. I enjoy a well-crafted old fashioned. My experience with the 2020 summer riots sent me down the NRx pipe
Jul 2 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
🧵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):
🧵 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.
