40 Times People Had To Hold Their Laugh Because They Realized The Person Wasn’t Joking

As reported by Forbes, the most important factors to consider whether someone is a liar include a person’s body language, voice inflection, and eye contact.

For example, based on research by the University of Michigan, liars maintain eye contact 70% of the time.

Meanwhile, according to former CIA agents in the book, ‘Spy the Lie,’ people naturally want to physically cover a lie and to hide from others’ reactions. So, some folks actually physically cover their mouth or close their eyes.

And if someone says that they’re a ‘good liar,’ you should believe them. This is a better indication that they’re actually a good liar than taking a lie detector test.

Something else to look out for is changes in one’s tone of voice. As Time magazine points out, when a person is nervous, their vocal cords might tighten up in response to the stress they feel. So, their voice becomes very high-pitched. Hearing a creak in an individual’s voice or them clearing their throat may be signs of dishonesty.

On top of that, someone who suddenly raises their voice may be doing so because they’re lying and getting defensive.

Other things to note are folks who use suspicious phrases such as “honestly,” “let me tell you the truth,” and “I want to be honest with you. That’s alongside overusing filler words such as “uh,” “um,” and “like” to buy more time to figure out what to say next while lying.

Broadly speaking, people are fairly good at judging liars. The caveat is that you’re capable of doing this subconsciously. Meanwhile, it’s your conscious mind that throws a spanner in the works, according to research.

Lies can be categorized into three main categories:

1. Lies of commission, where a person is actively telling false statements
2. Lies of omission, where someone fails to disclose information that is relevant
3. Lies of influence, aka character lies, which are used to create misleading or false impressions, even if the statements aren’t necessarily untrue. Lies of influence can be used to state something unrelated in order to cover up untruths

What is the most ridiculous, bizarre, or awkward thing that someone has ever told you that seriously made you think they were either lying or joking? What happened next?

Do you think you’re fairly good at picking up on liars, or do you tend to believe everything and anything others tell you? Share your thoughts below.