“The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.” – Bible “Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive.” – Walter Scott Last ...

People are often drawn to the topic of deception because they want to become better lie detectors. Decades of deception research suggest trying to achieve this aim is a fool’s errand. However, our ...

The truth about lies is that we are not very good at detecting them. Flipping a coin is a frequent illustration of the average lie-detecting ability, because despite the frequency with which people ...

This study investigates the effectiveness of an automatic system for detection of deception by individuals with the use of multiple indicators of such potential deception. Deception detection research ...