1.They may repeat words or phrases
A person who is lying will repeat a word multiple times. And this happens because they are actually trying to convince you and themselves at the same time. They are trying to make sure that every word is true.
Self-validation is important, especially when you are talking with an unknown person.
This is also a mechanism that helps them collect their thoughts.
When a person is trying to lie, they use the same words like “I didn’t do this, I didn’t go there.” This may not be a pattern, but you should try to pay attention more when your interlocutor is repeating some words constantly.
I told my wife recently that now that I am 78 I am mostly going to lie. Its more fun and who really gives a darn. I figure that if she’s stayed with all these years (57) I’m okay to just let everything go. I think she can’t decide if I’m lying or not so join in on the fun and just ask me questions she knows the answer to. She knows me well enough to all ready know what I am going to say anyway. It is too boring to give pat answers. More exciting to lie. I have a million stories to share. Thank God she has always laughed when I needed her too. One thing I do know when she says something I know she is telling the truth…..Now I think she’s testing me. I trust her truth much better than my own. Safer for me. God Bless