Detecting Lies (ARTICLES)

It has always fascinated me how criminal investigators could detect a person who is telling a lie.  For one, I’m a very trusting person and would definitely feel guilty whenever I suspect one of my fellow human beings might be lying to me, and would  prefer not to be judgemental.  I could tell anyway, that this thinking of mine led me to small encounters where I ended up the victim.  And a little looking into here and there brought me to share this blog with my readers.  This is even used by judges and jury analysts to detect lies during interrogation.

Upon realization, this bit of general knowledge might definitely save us from being a victim of fraud.  Looks are deceiving so better be armed with a little knowledge than fall prey to an attractive stranger.  Some people are naturally sensitive to certain expressions but we can train ourselves over time and detect some forms of micro-expressions, as lie detectors call them.  However, you must learn how to interpret almost unnoticeable facial and bodily expressions.

A lying person will show an expression of distress, with the eyebrows drawn upwards, towards the middle of the forehead, causing short lines to appear across the skin of the forehead.  Most of the time, a lying person will touch his or her nose more often.  Experts say that stress could cause adrenaline to rush to the capillaries of the nose so that it becomes itchy.  A lying person will also tend to cover his mouth with a hand or place the hands near the mouth, as if covering the lies that might come out from them. 

Eye movements will also tell if a person is remembering something or making something up.  People also blink more rapidly when they are telling a lie.