The Definitive Book of Body LanguageWhile there is no single guaranteed movement, facial expres-
sion or twitch that confirms someone is telling a lie, there are
several clusters you can learn to recognise which will dramati-
cally increase your chances of spotting a lie.How the Face Reveals the TruthThe face is used more than any other part of the body to cover
up lies. We use smiles, nods and winks in an attempt to cover
up, but unfortunately for us, our body signals will tell the truth
and there is a lack of congruence between our body gestures
and facial signals. Our attitudes and emotions are continually
revealed on our faces and we are completely unaware of it
most of the time.Fleeting incongruencies in the face
reveal conflicts in the emotions.When we're going to try to conceal a lie, or a certain thought
flashes into our mind, it can be shown for a split second on our
face. We usually interpret someone's quick nose touch as an
itch, or that when they rest their hand on their face they are
deeply interested in us, without ever suspecting that we're
boring them to death. For example, we filmed a man dis-
cussing how well he got on with his mother-in-law. Each time
he mentioned her name the left side of his face raised in a
momentary sneer that lasted only a split second but told us
volumes about how he really felt.
Women Lie the Best and That's the Truth
In Why Men Lie & Women Cry (Pease) we showed how
women are better at reading emotions, and therefore better at
manipulating others with an appropriate lie. This trait is seen