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Detecting when people lie online
A new study has found that when people lie in digital messages - texting, social media or instant messaging - they take longer to respond, make more edits and write shorter responses than usual.
"Digital conversations are a fertile ground for deception because people can easily conceal their identity and their messages often easily conceal their identity and their messages often appear credible," said Professor Tom Meservy, Brigham Young University professor of information systems. "Unfortunately, humans are terrible at detecting deception. We're creating methods to correct that."
He and other researchers created a computer program that carried out online conversations with participants, who were told a tie at specific times.
Lie responses took 10 per cent longer to create and were edited more, said the university in a statement.
A new study has found that when people lie in digital messages - texting, social media or instant messaging - they take longer to respond, make more edits and write shorter responses than usual.
"Digital conversations are a fertile ground for deception because people can easily conceal their identity and their messages often easily conceal their identity and their messages often appear credible," said Professor Tom Meservy, Brigham Young University professor of information systems. "Unfortunately, humans are terrible at detecting deception. We're creating methods to correct that."
He and other researchers created a computer program that carried out online conversations with participants, who were told a tie at specific times.
Lie responses took 10 per cent longer to create and were edited more, said the university in a statement.
