AMES, Iowa – The sheer number of phishing scams that bombard our inboxes is an indication of the success scammers have in deceiving people through electronic communication. It is such a prevalent ...

Accurately detecting deception is a multifaceted challenge, typically requiring a two key steps process. First, people must be able to identify unusual or unexpected verbal and nonverbal cues, and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A researcher at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) used data from a 2002 game show to teach a computer how to tell if someone is lying. “Human behaviors are a rich source of ...

Most people know that each time the fictional character Pinocchio lied, his nose would grow. While a growing nose makes for a fun children's story, a UBC Okanagan researcher says it's hard to know ...

Deception researchers widely acknowledge that cues to deception—observable behaviors that may differ between truthful and deceptive messages—tend to be weak. Nevertheless, several deception cues have ...

AI-powered deception detectors have been touted as potential tools to identify lies, but experts caution against premature adoption. The Universities of Marburg and Würzburg research team emphasizes ...