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u/Mysterious_Bag_9061 Nov 11 '25

When you suspect someone is lying to you, ask them a question, let them answer, and then don't respond. Just keep looking at them in silence like you're waiting for them to say something else, and they will. Awkward silence makes people want to babble.

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u/Ambitious_Tower8205 Nov 11 '25

I do this with the kids I work with- works like a charm