1) Keep them talking: Do you know what I do when I hear someone say something to me that I am almost sure is an outrageous lie? I don’t challenge them on it because I don’t want them to realize that I’m on to them. I want them to think I’m buying whatever they’re selling so that they will keep talking.
One reason for that is that it’s harder to keep your lies straight than to keep up with the truth. So, the more lies someone has to keep up with in their head, the more likely they are to make mistakes. In other words, the more liars talk, the more things that “just don’t sound right” tend to pile up.
If you hear one thing that sounds like bullsh*t, maybe against the odds, it’s actually true. However, the more statements like that you hear, the less likely it is that they’re telling the truth.
However, if you clue them in that you think they’re full of crap, they’ll get more careful. They may clam up. They may not make any more outrageous claims. They may even realize something was off in their original statement and try to cover for their earlier lie. So, if you think you’re talking to a liar, keep them blabbing and soon enough, they’ll often hand you the rope you need to hang them with.
2) Make them choke on details: While the suspected liar is talking, you want to be constantly encouraging them to talk. One way to do that is by asking questions. Most of those questions won’t be particularly difficult to answer, but you can also ask questions that a pretender would choke on while someone legitimate would get with ease.
For example, if you wanted to trip up a woman in her forties who was claiming to be twenty-two, you might ask her what year she was born. If someone who had never served in the military claimed to be a SEAL, you might ask them some questions about SEAL training, military rank, or what unit they served in. If a person claimed they lived in Myrtle Beach, but you were pretty sure they had never been there, you could ask what some of the best restaurants and tourist attractions to visit there are.
What you’re shooting for here is to give them a question that a legit person could answer easily, but that a liar would have to think about. That pause that they shouldn’t have to even think about? It’s a sign that they’re lying. Again, this needs to be done without alerting them that you’ve figured out that they’re a liar. You only let them realize you’ve caught them if you’re going for the kill shot, which will be discussed in #3.
There is more in the article but these are the best two. I've been trained in interview techniques to spot falsehoods and how to expose them. This works especially in false allegation cases and the liar is tripped up on details that you lock them in by having them tell the story a few times.
One reason for that is that it’s harder to keep your lies straight than to keep up with the truth. So, the more lies someone has to keep up with in their head, the more likely they are to make mistakes. In other words, the more liars talk, the more things that “just don’t sound right” tend to pile up.
If you hear one thing that sounds like bullsh*t, maybe against the odds, it’s actually true. However, the more statements like that you hear, the less likely it is that they’re telling the truth.
However, if you clue them in that you think they’re full of crap, they’ll get more careful. They may clam up. They may not make any more outrageous claims. They may even realize something was off in their original statement and try to cover for their earlier lie. So, if you think you’re talking to a liar, keep them blabbing and soon enough, they’ll often hand you the rope you need to hang them with.
2) Make them choke on details: While the suspected liar is talking, you want to be constantly encouraging them to talk. One way to do that is by asking questions. Most of those questions won’t be particularly difficult to answer, but you can also ask questions that a pretender would choke on while someone legitimate would get with ease.
For example, if you wanted to trip up a woman in her forties who was claiming to be twenty-two, you might ask her what year she was born. If someone who had never served in the military claimed to be a SEAL, you might ask them some questions about SEAL training, military rank, or what unit they served in. If a person claimed they lived in Myrtle Beach, but you were pretty sure they had never been there, you could ask what some of the best restaurants and tourist attractions to visit there are.
What you’re shooting for here is to give them a question that a legit person could answer easily, but that a liar would have to think about. That pause that they shouldn’t have to even think about? It’s a sign that they’re lying. Again, this needs to be done without alerting them that you’ve figured out that they’re a liar. You only let them realize you’ve caught them if you’re going for the kill shot, which will be discussed in #3.
There is more in the article but these are the best two. I've been trained in interview techniques to spot falsehoods and how to expose them. This works especially in false allegation cases and the liar is tripped up on details that you lock them in by having them tell the story a few times.
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