Comments for "How to detect a lie, without using questionable technology" Video at VideoSift.com

By Farhad2000

Farhad2000 (http://farhad.videosift.com) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:04:01 -0700

That's why at my work I place my lunch on top of a pressure sensitive claymore.

Julie from Accounting will never be taking my falafels now.

By White

White (http://www.videosift.com/member/White) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:57:58 -0700

how to detect a lie? more like "how to lie better." thats how i used it anyway...

By Aemaeth

Aemaeth (http://www.videosift.com/member/Aemaeth) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:09:13 -0700

Important note: these methods work best with someone you know because they are all relative. For example, someone who touches their face regularly may touch it more when telling the truth than someone who rarely touches their face when they are telling a lie.

By Trancecoach

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:33:08 -0700

alright, i'm ready. When are the electoral debates?

By Fjnbk

Fjnbk (http://www.videosift.com/member/Fjnbk) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:57:51 -0700

63% of statistics are made up.

By MrFisk

MrFisk (http://www.videosift.com/member/MrFisk) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:15:20 -0700

I'm honest and am guilty of all of these - except lying. Nice try assholes.

By choggie

choggie (http://www.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:28:02 -0700

That sneaky bitch.!!!!....Julie was the one I know, stole my only fork!!!

By rottenseed

rottenseed (http://rottenseed.videosift.com) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:53:35 -0700

>> ^Fjnbk:
63% of statistics are made up.

I thought it was 78%...

By E_Nygma

E_Nygma (http://www.videosift.com/member/E_Nygma) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:07:14 -0700

100% of bad lies use fake statistics

By chilaxe

chilaxe (http://www.videosift.com/member/chilaxe) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:35:54 -0700

Where's the uncensored version with the violent ending?

By MrFisk

MrFisk (http://www.videosift.com/member/MrFisk) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:21:48 -0700

25% of statistics are made up on the spot.

By sometimes

sometimes (http://www.videosift.com/member/sometimes) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:07:26 -0700

in that video, replace all cases of "might be lying" with "is probably a nerd", and it still all applies.

By jwray

jwray (http://jwray.videosift.com) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:54:56 -0700

body language / blinking / eye contact is just as inaccurate as the polygraph

By Peroxide

Peroxide (http://www.videosift.com/member/Peroxide) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:04:23 -0700

Step 10: accuse all your friends of lechery.

Step 11: drink because you have no friends left.

By dannym3141

dannym3141 (http://www.videosift.com/member/dannym3141) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:12:35 -0700

conclusion - next time you speak to an american, believe only 1/10th of what they tell you

By Jordass

Jordass (http://www.videosift.com/member/Jordass) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:27:09 -0700

I have to say i disagree with at least half of these, because i do them sometimes even when im telling the truth. A lot of these twitches are signs of just being nervous, which yes you can say could be from lying, but some people just naturally have anxiety in social situations. Or what if someone you find really attractive is questioning you, hell yeah i might be a little twitchy in that situation...wait a minute, thats why girls dont like talking to me, damnit.

By farcrafter

farcrafter (http://www.videosift.com/member/farcrafter) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:10:20 -0700

What about looking left for recall, looking right for making things up? Or maybe the other way round.

By jwray

jwray (http://jwray.videosift.com) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:07:48 -0700

All alleged physiological signs of lying are baloney. The only way to be sure is to observe the referent of the lie.

By jimnms

jimnms (http://www.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:48:56 -0700

I swear this has been posted before.

By handmethekeysyou

handmethekeysyou (http://www.videosift.com/member/handmethekeysyou) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:42:15 -0700

>> ^farcrafter:
What about looking left for recall, looking right for making things up? Or maybe the other way round.

This isn't reliable. It's true that the majority of people look up and to the right for visual creation and up and to the left for visual recall, but without a point of reference, it's useless. First of all, a good portion of people have that reversed. Secondly, you can ask someone who you know has "normal" points of reference what color their couch is. They may not "recall" what it looks like but rather create a scene, then place the couch in it. They look up and to right to create the scene. So when they say green, you call them a liar. You will have egg on your face when you go over for a visit.

Eye movement can be extremely useful, but without a deeper understanding of it, it is not only useless but often misleading.