Repetition – mind is trying to work through what you’re saying – lie
Shaking head while talking – you don’t believe what you’re saying
Chest swell, hidden smile – pride
Looking down/away – guilt or shame
Looking away while talking – trying to remember – typically not a lie
Not looking away and/or blinking very little – lying. Not taking eyes off subject to ensure lie is working
Pointing finger and looking other way – lying – assertion. Trying to get you to stop pushing it so you won’t know they are lying
Pushed in/down eyebrows – anger
Wide eyes – shock/surprise
Wide eyes with eyebrows tense – pain, sorrow
Pulling mouth open and down – pain
Biting lip – anxiety
Touching ear or back of neck – lying
Touching top of head as if trying to cover – shame
Pulling lips in – trying not to give yourself away
Voice more high pitched – trying to contain emotion
Using middle finger to scratch – contained hostility; hidden contempt
Smiling with eyes widened – fear smile
Smiling with mouth tightly closed and pushed out – anger
Smiling with eyebrows down – contempt
Not making eye contact at all – fear of being seen through
Hidden snarl – contempt
Clenched fist – anger
Shoulder shrug while talking – lying
Pursed frown – anger
Swallow – intense, hidden emotion
If surprised for more than a second – lying
Eyebrows down, lip raised – scorn
Rigid repetition – lying
Raising chin box – embarrassment
Nose itches when hiding something
Suddenly looking away when confronted – hiding
Liars rehearse their lies from start to finish, not backwards
Fake smiles have no eye wrinkling
A flattened “stop”-like gesture is the same even when your hand is by your side
Skin temperature decreases from fear (blood rushes to the legs to prepare your body to run – flight response)
Eyebrows rise when you ask a question – you know the answer
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