An early form of lie detection existed in India 2,000 years ago. Back then, a potential liar was told to place a grain of rice in his mouth, and chew. If he could spit out the rice, he was telling the ...

They were so arrogantly sure that the behaviors and protestations they saw were lies that they could not recognize the truth. That is the price of falsely believing we are good at detecting deception.

Since 1989, there have been 261 post-conviction DNA exonerations in the United States. These are cases where DNA evidence irrefutably showed that the convicted felon had not committed the offense and ...

It's that time of year again—hiring season! And right on cue, your director of human resources has scheduled a meeting to pitch you a quick fix: artificial intelligence (AI). As the meeting gets under ...

The study analyzed 121 short videos as part of a small dataset to distinguish between truthful and deceptive conversations. Scientists have revealed that Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), a type ...

Although people lie a lot, they typically refrain from accusing others of lying because of social norms around making false accusations and being polite. But artificial intelligence (AI) could soon ...

Recent research published in Applied Cognitive Psychology provides new evidence regarding the relationship between personality traits and the ability to lie and detect lies. The study compares ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A new army of heroes is emerging on U.S. television -- not with superhuman strength or the power to fly but the ability to detect lies and deceit in an era of public distrust ...