I believe it's better to always assume truth from people. The employee purses his lips, takes a step back and gives a reply with no personal pronouns: "Doing good! On track to meet it this month." Or a manager asks an employee about this month's quota. She responds by flashing a fear microexpression and saying, "I did not go to the bar?" - with a question inflection. To more accurately decipher if someone is lying, look for a cluster of three red flags.įor example, a colleague is asked about the status of the new client. Most liars leak more than one lying cue in a matter of minutes or even seconds. It's important to never take a single red flag as a sure sign of lying. Liars are often afraid of being caught, so they may express fear through small movements, like raising their eyebrows or wrinkling their forehead.
Lack of personal pronouns: Liars know that getting caught can get them into trouble, so they drop personal pronouns.For example, "I didn't!" or "I don't know anything!" Lack of contractions: When someone is accused of lying, they may be quick to deny allegations by using contractions - or shortened versions of words.Liars often accidentally do this because they're subconsciously asking, "Do you believe me?" Question inflections: When a person ends their sentences on a high note as if they're asking a question, it shows that they're not so confident about what they're saying - which should give you reason to doubt them.This is a red flag that should make you pause and dig deeper by asking, "All good?" or "Anything else I should know?"
Lip pursing: People sometimes press their lips together when they are trying to withhold information.The most common ones I always look for include:
However, there are special cues that liars often use. There is no universal cue that is a guaranteed indicator of lying, and any major shift from a person's baseline may indicate they are being dishonest.
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