Pinocchio’s nose would be a nice lie detector. No, detecting lies is complicated. Liars’ give themselves away by gestures, phrases, small shifts in behaviour, language, and emotion that don’t quite line up. Liars offer answers that are strangely vague or overly detailed. Their stories change slightly when retold. They may dodge direct questions. Saying “to be honest” or “as far as I know” signal distancing, especially when they appear suddenly. Long pauses before simple answers hint at obfuscation rather than truth.
Non-verbal cues matter too, but only in context. A smile that doesn’t reach the eyes, words that contradict body language, or nervous self-soothing gestures like touching the face or neck can all raise quiet red flags.
The key is comparison. Everyone fidgets. Everyone gets nervous. What matters is what’s different from a person’s normal behaviour. Like Pinocchio’s growing nose, lies tend to stretch reality—just enough for careful listeners to notice.
Here is a master class given by an expert liar. He also happens to be the Prime Minister of Canada. He’s got lots of practice when he worked closely with the World Economic Forum. The WEF strategy is based on public-private partnerships or PPP. If Canada is the “Public” in PPP, who is the Private? Is it the WEF, which is not a Public body? But I digress. Source
If Mark Carney spoke the truth there would be a major upheaval in Canada. Luckily for him, he has links to one of the biggest corporations in the country, no not Brookfield Asset Management, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation—CBC, whose strategic plan sounds quite familiar. Source
