(1) Studies on the correlation between these sorts of linguistic tells and deceit tend to be very poorly designed. (2) they also tend to be massively over-inte

(1) Studies on the correlation between these sorts of linguistic tells and deceit tend to be very poorly designed. (2) they also tend to be massively over-interpreted. Oh, were people 10% more likely to look left if they were lying? “Looking left is a sign of deceit.” (3) I couldn’t find the source of the quote, but it’s worth noting that spoken language studies do not extrapolate to written statements at all. The same things that are a tell in an extemporaneous conversation are just signs of editing and preparation under other contexts. Preparing to make a public statement? All those signs that make it into the pop-sci lie detection books don’t apply.