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Elite Daily – 5 Signs Someone Is Lying To You, Because Science Says The Cues Aren’t As Clear As You Think

Dr. Danielle Forshee, Psy.D., lent her insight to Elite Daily readers about ways to tell if someone is lying to you.

Liars who lie constantly pick up tricks of the trade over time, and that’s why it can be so difficult to separate what’s true from what’s false. The more people lie, the better they are at convincing others that they’re telling the truth, but what’s even more disturbing is that really good liars are also skilled at convincing themselves of their lies, psychologist Dr. Danielle Forshee, Psy.D., tells Elite Daily. And the really good liars, she adds, will even “forget what is a lie and what is true” from time to time. So then the question becomes, if even liars can lie so well they forget their own truth, how in the world are you and I supposed to detect false statements?

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