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Re:How can you tell if someone is lying? by jonathanstrange on Sunday March 28, 2021 @05:55AM (#26609130)
Luckily, there is this one reliable method for detecting a lie, checking whether what the suspect says is true.
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Re:How can you tell if someone is lying? by swayvil on Sunday March 28, 2021 @11:31AM (#26611176)
That means making personal observations and/or consulting various witnesses and authorities.

Now convenience and reliability are issues. Also maybe intelligibility.

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Re:How can you tell if someone is lying? by silexia on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @12:28PM (#26636672)
How to tell if someone is lying: do they have something to gain by lying? Are they a politician? Are they a celebrity? Do they have a history of lying?

The more yes answers to the above, the more likely the person is lying to you.

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Re:How can you tell if someone is lying? by hellbannedguy on Sunday March 28, 2021 @10:16AM (#26610581)
I think that might be the only way.
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Re:How can you tell if someone is lying? by cutemonster on Sunday March 28, 2021 @11:17AM (#26611057)
Unless the suspect was misinformed or misunderstood some questions / interpreted differently
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Re:How can you tell if someone is lying? by WarOnPrivacy on Sunday March 28, 2021 @12:52PM (#26611868)
None of those things are lying, tho.
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Re:How can you tell if someone is lying? by mitchdoogle on Sunday March 28, 2021 @04:08PM (#26613946)
There's no difference to an observer. If you tell me you saw a white car in a parking lot and video footage shows a blue car, there's no way to know if you were lying or mistaken/misremembering.
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Re:How can you tell if someone is lying? by golergka on Sunday March 28, 2021 @01:55PM (#26612503)
Saying something that is false and lying are not the same thing.
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Re:How can you tell if someone is lying? by jonathanstrange on Monday March 29, 2021 @06:18AM (#26619628)
True, but knowingly saying something false is always lying.
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