On a psychological level, we lie in part to paint a better picture of ourselves. We connect our fantasies to the person we wish we were.

Our conscious mind only controls about 5% of our cognitive function. The other 95% is beyond our awareness. While our brain is dreaming about who we wish...

Studies suggest lying about a personal topic takes hard work. It results in a different language pattern.

Linguistic text analysis identifies four common patterns in the subconscious language of deception:

1. Liars refer less to themselves when they are untruthful....

• Minimal self-reference: "Absolutely no party took place at this house" instead of "I didn't host a party here."
• Negative language: "Sorry, my stupid phone battery died. I hate that thing."
• Simple explanations: A US President ...