Detecting Lies – [BBC – h2g2] Obvious signs include:
- Over denial – Repeating protests of innocence. * Stuttering – Stumbling over words without natural fluency. * Hand Wringing – Fiddling, rubbing, picking and playing with the fingers and hands while talking. * Eye Contact – Unwillingness to make or never breaking it. However, the majority of people intending to tell a lie fabricate their story long beforehand and become comfortable with it, and so rarely get caught out so easily. Equally, many of the signs indicated may also simply be signs of nerves due to shyness or discomfort with a new situation.
