Do all of those wild hand gestures of Trump's include any "tells" that reveal when he's lying?

[Towlie]

Yes, I know, you can tell he's lying if his lips are moving.

But seriously, just as poker players can read the body language of their opponents and know what cards they're holding, maybe all of those crazy gestures that Trump makes as he speaks can be read and used to identify when he's telling what he knows to be a particularly egregious lie.

I'm not a poker player, and beside that I find it extremely difficult to listen to Trump, but maybe someone who's good at reading body language might want to look into this.

[RKP5637]

1. I've been wondering the same. There's an awful lot going on with him and his body movements.

Some kind of dance, I guess!

[gordianot]

2. The inhaling snort is almost always followed by a lie or being evasive.

He lies so much it may be interesting to find a tell where he does not lie.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

7. In my observations the snort comes after the obvious lie.

[lostnfound]

3. In Trump's case it might be best to look for "tells" when he is telling the truth.

Lying is as natural as breathing.

[C_U_L8R]

4. He always doubles down on the lie

as if that will make it more believable, 'believe me'.

[rufus dog]

8. This is one of the clearest tells

When he states "believe me" note was said immediately prior or after, It is always a lie.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

5. He's lying when he does that deep "sniffing" inhale.

[Grammy23]

9. Agree. The deep inhale or the sucking air through his teeth is a dead give away.

It is also annoying as hell. Maybe because we've been subjected to it for some time, but it really aggravates me no end when he does it.

[Demsrule86]

6. Trump definitely has a 'tell', his lips are moving.

[malaise]

10. You win the thread

[Towlie]

13. No he doesn't, that was the first thing I said in my original post. I don't think he even read it.

[malaise]

14. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahah

[PJMcK]

11. Two of Trump's tells

If, at the end of a declarative sentence Trump says, "Believe me," he's lying.

Similarly, he'll often say, "That I can tell you." Another lie.

Equally effective at detecting his lies would be to watch his eyes. He has very shifty eyes and when he lies, he doesn't look at the person (or the camera) he's speaking to.

But finally, as Towlie wrote in the OP, when Trump's lips are moving, he's lying. He lies all the time even when it's unnecessary and the truth would be easier. Trump even lies about his lies.

It would be powerful if a reporter were to confront Trump with his lies. Nearly everything he's said has been recorded. Just ask him to reconcile his contrasting positions on abortion, healthcare, LGBTQ rights, the economy, foreign affairs and even about golf!

All politicians lie to some extent. Perhaps most people lie in their own lives. But this man has only one position: everything must be about himself and benefiting him before all others. Hence, he lies even to himself.

Trump is a pathetic, tiny shell of a man. He's also an idiot.

[TexasBushwhacker]

16. And the good old "people are saying"

Really? Which people? Can you provide a verifiable source? How about 2 or 3?

[chowder66]

12. Here's a video about his top 5 gestures

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/election-us-2016-37088990/what-trump-s-hand-gestures-say-about-him

Another tell that he is lying is everything that ends with 'est'.

[RoadRunner]

15. Experts say he has two tells with his hands

1. If his hands are moving, he's lying.

2. If his hands are not moving, he's lying.