Leanne ten Brinke says eye contact is not a reliable lie cue

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"If you go around the world and you ask people what's the number one cue that someone is lying to you, they will say sketchy eye contact. And there's no research to suggest that that is true."

Dr Leanne ten Brinke says research does not support poor eye contact as a dependable sign of lying. She argues eye contact is easy to control and varies across individuals and cultures. She adds emerging research suggests autistic people may be judged as lying more often when telling the truth if observers overvalue eye contact.