I first encountered this method while watching an episode of CSI. The female lead was interrogating a woman regarding a murder and she was able to detect that the woman might be lying. And lucky me today I stumbled upon this nifty article explaining everything I need to know about spotting liars. Read on. Who knows when you’ll be using this piece of information someday…

We have all met people who were dishonest and avoided eye contact. It has been said that “the eyes are the mirror if the soul.” Many people know that their eyes betray their lies. Some try to conceal the truth by wearing sunglasses of looking down at the ground.

Eventually, you will confront someone and need to know if they are being honest. It may be a friend, a family member or an employee. Police have established a method of evaluating the truthfulness of a person by watching the movements of their eyes. It’s not an exact science by any means, and it can be manipulated by a skilled criminal or a seasoned liar, but is it generally accepted as a good indicator of honesty.

The following are some general patterns that you can use when talking to someone. It shows the various directions of eye movements of a person and explains what is usually going on in their mind at that moment. It illustrates that a glance to the observer’s left usually reveals a creative process — when someone is “making up” facts or lying. A glance to the observer’s right reveals that the subject is remembering facts.

For an in-depth explanation of this method read this article by Nguyen Tam “How To Spot A Liar“.