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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Jamie Grierson

‘Keep it plausible’: expert advice on how to lie and not get caught

Linda, Minah and Fozia in The Traitors wear long dark green cloaks and are gathered around a table with lanterns and old wooden chairs in a garden at night.
The final of the third series of The Traitors airs on BBC One on Friday evening. Photograph: Euan Cherry/BBC/Studio Lambert

As The Traitors final airs on BBC One, a show in which the faithfuls battle to expose the traitors to win a cash prize, we spoke to an expert in the psychology of deception on how to lie.

Richard Wiseman, a professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, has an interest in deception both academically and professionally – he doubles up as a professional magician.

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