{"id":2572,"date":"2011-03-08T15:22:26","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T20:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=2572"},"modified":"2012-10-19T17:46:10","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T22:46:10","slug":"how-to-spot-liars-at-least-amateurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/08\/how-to-spot-liars-at-least-amateurs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Spot Liars (at least Amateurs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wish this great graphic had special sections for politicians and for government officials testifying in court. But its clues can help detect non-professional liars of many types.\u00a0[\u00a0 forensicpsychology.net ]<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; height: auto; color: #000; clear: both; border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; margin-top: 600px; font-family: 'Arial'; height: 50px; color: #ffffff; margin-left: 11px; font-size: 12px;\"><a style=\"color:#cfcfcf; border-radius: 3px; background:#000; padding-left:8px; padding-right:8px; padding-bottom:2px; padding-top:2px; text-decoration:none; \" href=\"http:\/\/www.forensicpsychology.net\/how-to-spot-a-liar\/\"><strong>How To Spot A Liar<\/strong><\/a> <em style=\"font-size:9px; padding:5px;\">by<\/em> <a style=\"color:#ffffff; font-family:arial;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forensicpsychology.net\">Forensic Psychology<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wish this great graphic had special sections for politicians and for government officials testifying in court. 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