12 Clever Ways To Know If A Person Is Lying

People lie for various reasons and mostly it is to save their butt. They are scared that people might hate or punish them. Also, the after embarrassing situation is an added reason for people to choose lying over being honest.

Are you tired of people lying to you and making a fool out of you?  Liars do nothing but worsen the situation and hurt multiple people in the process. Here are some clear signs every liar gives out, that you must be aware of.

1. One side shoulder shrug – People slightly lift up one shoulder when they lie. It is as if their body is expressing shock in disbelief

So, you can lie but your body won’t.

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2. The person’s demeanor or voice radically changes. There is a sudden shift in their manner

 From being calm, they go to feeling agitated. A lively person may suddenly mellow down.

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3. Nod in opposite direction. Yet again, body doesn’t cooperate. If a person speaks a lie and says yes without realizing, they will shake their head in the opposite direction

Says “No” and face moves in the “Yes” direction.

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4. If you doubt a person is lying, simply hug that person to check their heartbeat. If it is running fast then there are high chances that the person is lying

That will probably be the last time you hug a liar.

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5. Observe their speech. A liar either speaks in high pitch or stutters when lying

Start of with asking basic questions and notice their speech pattern and pitch levels. Then get to your main question and notice the gradual shift in their pitch and speech.

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6. Sometimes eyes speak louder than the voice. If the person doesn’t blink as much as he should or stares longer without much blinking then…

It is also true that some liars can’t directly look into your eyes while lying. Words can fool, but eyes can’t.

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7. Liars automatically touch their mouth or nose while lying. Notice if a person’s hands are constantly touching their face

It’s like their body is trying to cover their mouth and stop them from lying.

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8. The body has another interesting way of showing whether the person is lying. Notice if they breathe heavily and sweat while talking

These symptoms sound a lot like a horny person. 😉

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9. Another important sign is fidgety behavior. There are irregular face and body movements like tap/shuffle feet, point more than needed, scratch head

These signs indicate that people feel nervous when they lie.

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10. Check out if their body becomes stiff or comparatively moves less than normal. This is because they are more conscious about what they say while lying

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11. Liars repeat the words and phrases said by the person they are talking to. This is because they try to convince you that they are being honest

 Understand when the person constantly says things like, “I didn’t do it… I swear I didn’t do it” etc..

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12. Last, the ‘Pinocchio effect’. If a person is lying their nose turns warm instantly

So, next time you can simply touch their nose and check if it is warm or cold.

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Surely after this, no one can fool you! 🙂

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