Past research has found that the average person can only delineate a lie from the truth about 50% of the time. It has also shown that experienced experts can do so only about 65% of the time. Then there are a rare few dubbed “Truth Wizards” that are capable of reading lies with a __% accuracy rate.
The Scientifc American has reported that researchers at the University of Buffalo have created video software that they claim can aid interrogators/interviewers in detecting deception.
Their software analyzes eye movement for signs of deceit and according to the researchers can accurately determine deception 82.5% of the time.