There's not a single universal thing that people do that indicates deception, not one. There are many reasons people shake their head while saying something that's true. I could say "My mom is great, a wonderful person" and shake my head because how great she is is unbelievable to me (the headshake is essentially emphasizing the negative of "Un"believable), that's a common one people do all the time.
There isn't, I'm not claiming there is. Or that I'm a professional at this, which is why I ultimately wrote it off as fishy. But the context in which he was shaking his head side to side related to non-emotional specifics in his story, which was suspect. If you're telling me about business arrangements and the like as you shake your head as opposed to looking me firmly in the eye I'm going to get a bit suspicious.
Looking away doesn't necessarily indicate deception either. People may avoid eye contact because they're emotionally overwhelmed, because they're lost in memory, because they're trying to hide their emotions leaking through, because they're afraid the other person is judging them or don't want to see their reaction to what they're talking about.
All true, but again. I really should've clarified that the point in time that was happening was pre-soytears, as he was trying to elucidate what led up to his up and quitting. That's usually not the strongest sign of confidence. Lost in memory I get, but otherwise it's not a great look.
Another complication is that people who are afraid they won't be believed can show similar signs as someone who's lying because their fear of disbelief heightens their stress and that's what you're looking for when trying to spot deception - signs of stress.
This is true, and I agree.
When interrogations utilize body language they first have to establish a baseline to determine what's normal for that person (because certain things that might be stress indicators can be normal for that individual) and then they get into the harder questions and look for clusters of behavior that indicate stress (not just one sign). And even then, it doesn't indicate deception alone because people can be stressed for all sorts of reasons. It merely indicates they should press harder at that topic or ask follow up questions to clarify why they reacted the way they did.
Also true, but that's part of what got me thinking. He was up to that stuff, I thought he was bullshitting. Then he starts crying, and his body language shifts a bit? What's his angle here? Which leads us to this:
All that aside, I think his tears were real but something did feel a little off. It seemed like he might have been playing it up somewhat, or he's just a weird person. I'm 50/50 on him. My gut says he was largely telling the truth but is also a bit flamboyant or something (emotionally unstable fits too). Definitely needs therapy either way and I'll reserve judgement in case more details come out or others can verify his accounting of what happened.
My rather limited knowledge of body language aside, that was also my impression. It just didn't line up on an instinctual level. I would say I
was 50/50, but with the video that came out recently from back when he quit where he acts very nonchalant about his relationship with MrBeast just did him in for me. Look, I may not be a mentalist savant or some such but I have a healthy bullshit detector. Him reacting that way back then, and going on dogpack to cry his eyes out
now just doesn't add up. Yeah, some people won't immediately feel the impact of an event in full, and it will hit them hard later down the line. But it just isn't really adding up at all, call it a gut feeling if you must.
Anyway, I won't crucify this motherfucker now. I don't feel like it, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt until there's sufficient proof that he's an asshole.
