Reading someone's honesty can be challenging as people often show few clear signs of lying. Research suggests these indicators, such as vague narration or nervous gestures, might differ from ...

People often think spotting a lie is about catching someone looking away or touching their nose. Real life doesn’t work like that. Psychology doesn’t give you a checklist where one behaviour equals ...

Anticipation is mounting as viewers prepare for the debut of The Celebrity Traitors, a series celebrated for its gripping psychological dive into trust and deception. The show's widespread appeal ...

This post is part two of a series. Find part one here. A confession is often seen as the gold standard of evidence in a criminal case, leading to guilty verdicts even when there is no other evidence, ...

The subject of lying is receiving renewed attention with the recent public scrutiny of Michael Cohen’s testimony to Congress. He’s lied once before, but is he lying now when he says he didn’t ask ...

We are in dangerous territory as courts encourage jurors to discern untruth from body language. In fact, the words are far more revealing, says communications lecturer Kirsty King ...

Lying is a tricky thing. We’re all guilty of it, whether we’ve done it for more self-serving purposes or with good intentions. While some lies might be able to be excused as kind-hearted or even ...

Angry accusations and body language tells don’t work. If you think someone is lying to you, try this law enforcement-approved approach instead.