Information that is distorted is considered a lie. Often a person begins to lie in order to achieve his goal. This can happen at work, at home. It happens that they lie out of good intentions, for example, when they do not want to upset about something unpleasant. Sometimes they deliberately lie to embellish events or to show themselves as a hero in some situation. How can you tell if a person is lying to you?
First of all, body language can help. All people accompany their conversations with gestures, show some emotions, look at the interlocutor or look away. Observing a person during communication, you can determine exactly whether your interlocutor is telling the truth or whether he embellishes something, and sometimes just blatantly lies.
Experts say that when talking to a person, one should look at his left side of the body, which demonstrates a real emotional state. With frequent touching of your face with your left hand or constant movement of your foot, it is safe to say that the person with whom you are talking is hiding something from you or lying. Touching your nose, periodically rubbing it with your finger, covering your mouth, scratching your neck or cheek, repeated many times during a conversation, indicate that your interlocutor is not telling the truth and should not be immediately believed.
If a person tries to confuse you, does not say something or openly begins to deceive, he will try not to look you in the eyes because of his own inner discomfort. But do not forget that there are professional liars and manipulators who have learned to control their emotions and actions and not look away, even in those moments when they are lying.
If your interlocutor says that he is very glad to meet you, but at the same time "forgets" to smile right away, question his joy. If words say one thing, but emotions say something completely different, then you should be on your guard.
People who are used to telling lies will try to convince you otherwise. And they will defend themselves by attack. If the interlocutor notices that you do not trust him, then he will immediately try to very sincerely and emotionally ask questions: "Do you not believe me?", "Do you think that I am lying?", "Do I look like a liar?" and something like that.
The person who deliberately tells you a lie will watch how you react to his words, sentences or stories about any event. If your face begins to express disbelief, then the interlocutor will try to either change the subject, or start talking a lot, adding all the new details to his story. But if you ask after a while to repeat what he recently told you about, most often the liar will not be able to do this, because he has already forgotten the details that he talked about earlier. If this was true, then you will once again hear an accurate description of the events.
When you ask a person a specific question, look at their reaction and how quickly they will answer you. If the answer does not follow immediately, then, perhaps, the interlocutor scrolls through the options in his thoughts that are beneficial to him. It happens that you do not get an answer to a specific question at all: a person takes you away from the conversation with the help of jokes. In these cases, you should think about how sincere the interlocutor is with you and whether he is telling the truth.
Do not forget that you should not jump to conclusions about a person. If you notice any nuances in the conversation that made you think that the person is lying, it is better to ask additional questions, clarify, ask again. You can also check the information, if it is important to you, with other people who know something about the situation or the topic of conversation. This will give you additional information and be sure whether the person told you the truth or lied.
