2 people having a serious conversation in a restaurant
David Lieberman says a liar will often talk more in the second person with lots of "you" statements, or they'll keep referring to "they" or "that" person.
  • David J. Lieberman is a psychotherapist who helps law-enforcement agents spot liars.
  • Lieberman has spent 25 years using science-based techniques to read people's words and actions.
  • He says there are no "one-trick-ponies" to catching a liar in the act, but offers several key tells.

You confront a coworker who you suspect may be drinking on the job, or you sit down to speak with an employee who adamantly denies sexual-harassment accusations.

How do you decipher if you're dealing with a liar or someone who's telling the truth?