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There are no nonverbal signs exclusive to lying. Body language, at it's most basic, can only tell you how comfortable a person is. When a person lies they typically show signs of distress however it is impossible for the observer to accurately conclude that those stress signs are as a result of deception. In order to figure out if the person is lying you must take numerous variables, other than body language, into consideration; that persons typical behaviour, that persons current emotional state, that persons opinion of the subject, that persons personality etc. There are dozens of these variables.

Some people have a natural ability at compiling these variables and can accurately predict if a person is lying (see "Wizards Project").

It is, however, possible to tell if a person is hiding their true emotions through observing slight facial expressions.

See "Telling Lies" by Dr. Paul Ekman for more information.

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