Why spotting a liar can be harder than you think? #humanbehavior #bodylanguage #psychology

Added: 2026-05-21

[00:00:00]We are very bad at spotting liars. Most people can only spot a lie with 54% accuracy. They've actually studied the average person is very bad. Better Better off tossing a coin. 54% accuracy.

[00:00:11]And this is important to know about yourself is we should not overestimate our ability to spot lies. We are usually not good at it. So, it is very important to give someone the benefit of the doubt because you don't know. It's very hard to spot. It is possible there are certain statistical cues to deceit.

[00:00:26]There are cues that over and over again research find liars typically do, but not always. Like there's no Pinocchio's nose. There's no one cue that means someone is lying. But there are a couple cues that come up over and over again.