It's a female and seems interested in you.

A steady gaze
"When people think or contemplate, it's natural for them to break eye contact and look around," Salem explains. If a person's gaze is too constant, they're either not listening or consciously trying to earn your trust. Both are signs of insincerity.

So I guess in order to spot these liars reliably you need to watch for certain signs, which means that you need to keep a steady gaze on them.....oh shoot.

Benevolent Misanthrope: I don;t believe you can instantly spot anything reliably like this. Please.

I don't either. People can learn to fake all kinds of "sincere" behavior.

I keep tacks in my shoes.

Am I lying? You'll never know as I grimace in a constant state of pain. Advantage me.

jaylectricity: The one about eye contact is misleading.

There are times when I keep my gaze on the person talking to me or the person listening to me because I want to read their reactions. So it's not so much me not wanting to consciously gain trust so much as it's me trying to gauge trust in the person I'm speaking with.

Yes, I realize that staring at somebody can be unsettling, but sometimes the conversation is too important to leave to chance and subtleties.

You lyin' ass creepy motherfarker!
/ :)

There's a Fox News logo in the corner of the screen.

Real con artists come across as very sincere, but then they have practiced for years. The only people who can spot a liar that quickly are trained spies. Even professional con men can't fool a good spy.

//saw it on BULLshiat (Penn & Teller's HBO show)

MayoSlather: I keep tacks in my shoes.

Am I lying? You'll never know as I grimace in a constant state of pain. Advantage me.

I FIND constantly changing THE _volume AND pitch of my _voice also WORKS.

She's lying.

I'm sorry. That may be too big for some of you ladies. Might be good to remove it.

Benevolent Misanthrope: I don;t believe you can instantly spot anything reliably like this. Please.

Also, if you're uncomfortable about being there for any reason--for example, a police interrogation, or even just a job interview that you're kind of nervous about--you could exhibit "liar" behavior because you're essentially faking your desire to remain seated and not run for the door. But that doesn't mean you're lying in the actual statements you're making.

AverageAmericanGuy: [4.bp.blogspot.com image 640x350]

She's lying.

Came to see Lie to Me; leaving satisfied.

/Miss that show

Walter and Jose would like to have a conversation with those assholes.

The statement below is true.

The statement above is false.

stainedglassdoll: My theory for why I'm always "randomly" pulled aside for extra screening at the airport is because my anxiety about flying is so obvious it's palpable. My nervousness doesn't make me a terrorist :(

Let's be honest, they just want to cop a feel.

Yes, but what of instances where you may have just smoked bubblegum kush and before you can find the visene in the kitchen drawer your wife appears to longingly gaze into ur red abyss?

/just sayin

2, 3 and 4 only apply consistently to Americans, Hispanics included, IMO

/that's a lie, btw

LDM90: The statement below is true.

The statement above is false.

The next statement is partially false.

The previous statement is not entirely true.

I always keep eye contact with the person I am dealing with. The eyse never lie. They tell everything.

Of course, I could be lying.

SurfaceTension: miss diminutive: MayoSlather: I keep tacks in my shoes.

Am I lying? You'll never know as I grimace in a constant state of pain. Advantage me.

I FIND constantly changing THE volume AND pitch of my voice also WORKS.

And here I thought that was the result of you and your favorite vibrating friend.

Tickle-me-Elmo?

miss diminutive: SurfaceTension: miss diminutive: MayoSlather: I keep tacks in my shoes.

Am I lying? You'll never know as I grimace in a constant state of pain. Advantage me.

I FIND constantly changing THE volume AND pitch of my voice also WORKS.

And here I thought that was the result of you and your favorite vibrating friend.

Tickle-me-Elmo?

Tickle..Me....Godddammit I put that shiat on ebay 10 years ago.....Did I win? Eh...No. But it's clone paid the rent for a while.

Fomby_Belcher: In vino veritas.



Approves

/hot like a huckleberry

Bigdogdaddy: I always keep eye contact with the person I am dealing with. The eyse never lie. They tell everything.

Of course, I could be lying.

Ugh, I know people like you. I'll be giving design advice and look away from a person naturally as I do it to think over its impacts in other areas... and some folks will actually move to wherever I look off to. It's quite annoying. Not every conversation has to be eyes-to-eyes. Not every conversation is a confrontation. Back off and stand still, when people are deep in thought they don't need distractions in front of their eyes. That's the entire reason why some folks will break eye contact.

Red Shirt Blues: [thumbnails.hulu.com image 384x288]
Yeah.........That's the ticket.

Just ask my girlfriend, Morgan Fairchild.

When I was at the Crimes Against Children Conference in Dallas this summer, I attended a workshop on detecting false statements. The first portion of the class went something like this: "When attempting to detect a false verbal statement, trained experts average a 56% accuracy rating, while a coin flip will average a 50% accuracy rating. If someone's story doesn't hold together, or they act differently than expected during the conversation, probe further. Now let's look at written statements, where you can actually tell something..."

As someone who lies just to mess with my gullible friends, breaking this down systemically confuses and frightens me. If I'm not selling you something you should have no right to know how true or false any given statement I make is.

Here's a good tutorial on how to spot a liar. (new window)

Hagbardr: Here's a good tutorial on how to spot a liar. (new window)

I should have noticed your lips where typing...

Obviously lying.

I can usually tell when someone's lying by inconsistencies or implausibilities in whatever they're saying. Once you catch the first lie, the rest are easier to spot.

As far as insincerity goes, some of the signs in the article are things that have tipped me off before. Like the first thing. A good friend of my brother's does that. I've tried to like her but from the first moment I met her, I did not feel like any of what she said or did was genuine. I don't get it either, her insincerity is screamingly obvious to me, but I seem to be the only one who sees it.

jaylectricity: The one about eye contact is misleading.

There are times when I keep my gaze on the person talking to me or the person listening to me because I want to read their reactions. So it's not so much me not wanting to consciously gain trust so much as it's me trying to gauge trust in the person I'm speaking with.

Yes, I realize that staring at somebody can be unsettling, but sometimes the conversation is too important to leave to chance and subtleties.

Do you ever get told your too intense?

Hagbardr: Here's a good tutorial on how to spot a liar. (new window)

Dame You!!!

//shaking fist....

1) Are they now occupying, or have they ever held, public office?

Maybe it is just me, but did the lack of punctuation in the headline hurt to read?

/de grammars, oh noes